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Tanzania contracts American firm for passport extras

March 26

Hits: 325March 26—The Tanzanian government has signed another contract with HID Global, an identity products specialist, […]

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Increased data sales help drive MTN Uganda 2018 revenues

March 25

Hits: 168March 25—MTN Uganda reported that revenues grew by 8.6 percent during 2018, with sales for […]

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US National Security Agency opens access to CIA Cybersecurity tool

March 7

Hits: 252By Lily Hay Newman Wired.com THE NATIONAL SECURITY Agency develops advanced hacking tools in-house for both offense and […]

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Telco’s skeptical as Uganda adopts formula for determining license fees

February 19

Hits: 79The Ugandan cabinet on February 12, approved a formula for assessing the value of telecom […]

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Kiira Motors ‘Beast’ embarks on 1200km epic journey

February 19

Hits: 131Uganda’s budding automotive manufacturer Kiira Motors Corporation KMC, has today set off on a roadshow […]

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Airbus moves to complete space based optical-fibre loop

February 13

Hits: 17Airbus and Japanese telecommunications satellite operator SKY Perfect JSAT have signed a cooperation agreement that […]

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Helios Towers Africa are one of the firms considering the options for IPOs in 2019
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$10 billion may change hands in next African telecom revamp

February 6

Hits: 20Several telecom infrastructure companies operating in Africa have hired financial advisers as owners look towards […]

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Jan 31 Doomsday for surplus Rwanda simcards

January 30

Hits: 38January 30, 2019 – Simcards beyond the three allowed on a single network will go […]

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Rwanda sets January 31 deadline for surplus Sim cards

January 19

Hits: 37January 19, 2019 – Rwanda has announced new rules that restrict the number of telephone […]

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Drones and sensors dominate Airbus #Africa4Future Accelerator selections

January 17

Hits: 21January 17, 2018 – Using drones for humanitarian cargo transport, surveillance and emergency response, local […]

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