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SatADSL completes capital increase to finance growth in Africa
Broadband satellite services firm SatADSL has announced the completion of a capital increase that it will use to finance its planned expansion across Africa
iROKOtv founders launch company to help Nigerian entrepreneurs
iROKOtv founders Jason Njoku and Bastian Gotter have announced the launch of SPARK, a US$1mn-backed company designed to support and develop Nigerian entrepreneurs in the technology and Internet industries
MTN launches first Ugandan 4G network
Uganda has joined the growing list of countries to have successfully rolled out 4G technology after MTN announced it had established a new LTE network in the East African country
ICANN's new Istanbul hub to cover African operations
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is set to open a Istanbul hub, which will cover the non-profit corporations operations in Africa, Middle East and Europe