NAIROBI, May 21 – Stablecoin payments startup, Checker, has raised $8 million in seed funding to scale its cross-border payment network across …
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NEW YORK, May 21 – Elon Musk is on track to become the world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX prepares for one of …
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JOHANNESBERG, May 20 – Spotify is developing new disclosure tools that would allow listeners to see when artificial intelligence (AI) was used …
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KINSHASA, May 18 – Helios Towers Plc plans to invest $110 million in the Democratic Republic of Congo as the telecom infrastructure …
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KAMPALA, May 16 – Uganda has granted an operating license to Starlink, the satellite internet company owned by Elon Musk, marking the …
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LAGOS, May 15 – Nigeria’s daily internet data consumption rose to about 45,800 terabytes in March 2026, highlighting the country’s accelerating dependence …
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Telecommunications
IHS Towers Trims First-Quarter Spending as Inflation Pressures Slow Expansion Plans
LAGOS, May 14 – IHS Towers Ltd. cut capital expenditure in the first quarter as rising energy costs, inflation and foreign exchange …
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LAGOS, May 14 – Chimoney, the Nigerian-founded cross-border payments startup backed by Techstars, has shut down operations after running out of capital, …
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Telecommunications
South Africa’s MTN Reports 27.9% Jump in Core Earnings as Nigeria and Ghana Drive Growth
JOHANNESBURG, May 12 – Africa’s largest mobile network operator, MTN Group reported a 27.9% increase in first-quarter core earnings on Tuesday, as …
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JOHANNESBURG, April 27 – South Africa has withdrawn its first draft national artificial intelligence policy after it was discovered that the document …