Gilat Satcom announced on 25 April that its long-term customer, Orange, has ordered more satellite capacity across the Democratic Republic of Congo to meet increasing demand for broadband and cellular services across all sectors in the country

Here is a brief overview of the week's new on Communications Africa, from 17 - 21 April 2017

Oxford University Professor Mark Graham spells out the opportunities and challenges for African workers in the new digital world

The companies recently signed a multi-year deal for capacity on the THAICOM 6/AFRICOM 1 satellite

An ICT advocacy group, Paradigm Initiative Nigeria (PIN), has called upon the Nigerian government to release details on planned satellites which have been reported by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to have "eavesdropping capabilities"