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Airtel Africa Expands Network with WorldRemit

Airtel Africa and WorldRemit have partnered to expand operations to Rwanda - which means Airtel Money is now available in DRC, Uganda, Zambia, Tanzania, Malawi and Niger. Airtel Money enables mobile money users to send local and international money transfers,...

New mobile-to-mobile digital payment service launched in Africa

WorldRemit users can now make instant, low-cost international mobile money transfers to 15 million accounts in Guinea, Malawi, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Niger.  Digital money transfer service, WorldRemit, is set to continue its expansion in Africa by launching a new international...

Airtel introduces cross-border money transfers in Niger

Bharti Airtel has revealed the launch of a cross-border money transfer service for its customer's in Niger. Niger will join three other African countries - the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Zambia and Rwanda - where Airtel Money customers can...

Phase3 Telecom to link Niger to Nigeria with aerial fibre

Phase3 Telecom has revealed plans to begin the deployment of an aerial fiber optic infrastructure from Kano in Nigeria to Gazaoua in the Republic of Niger. According to Phase 3 Telecom, the network will run from Kano state through...

Maroc Telecom reveals major investment plan for West Africa

According to a report by Telegeography.com, Maroc Telecom is planning to invest MAD 1.6 billion (USD 162.49 million) in its newly acquired West African operations over the next five years, after securing an ‘interest-free four-year loan. According to the report,...

West Africa: Sonatel reveals digital education project

Senegalese operator Sonatel has launched the Orange Foundation's digital education project for Africa in the presence of the country's minister of education, Serigne Mbaye Thiam. According to the operator, the project is expected to cover Senegal, Cameroun, Niger and Madagascar...

Google snubs South Africa with Movies & TV update

Search giant Google has rolled out an update to its Google Play Movies & TV app. This recent update includes support for over 40 new countries – including Burkina Faso, Gabon, Ivory Coast, Mali, Mauritius, Namibia, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal...

Bharti banking on bigger Airtel Money rollout

Telecommunications services provider Bharti Airtel has entered into a partnership with Ecobank Transnational Incorporated to deliver Airtel Money across nine African countries where Airtel also has operations. The agreement will enable millions of Airtel and Ecobank customers across Africa access...

Rural Niger to get boost from Orange, Altobridge

Niger’s rural population is to get a telecom boost as Altobridge in partnership with Orange Niger have announced the completion of the first part of a planned mobile connectivity development project aimed at bring remote areas of the West...

Niger – controversy over fiber optic networks

Controversy surrounds Niger’s fiber optic cable network established to boost the country's overall network coverage and speed. State-owned Societe Nigerienne des Telecommunications (Sonitel) and its subsidiary operator SahelCom have lashed out at private companies for establishing independent fiber optic networks...
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Telkom Champions Youth Empowerment at Trialogue Conference 2025

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