The board of directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved additional financing of US$5.4mn for the future Digital Technology Park in Diamniadio, Senegal
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Brastorne connects the unconnected in Africa
Using existing infrastructure, standard telco networks, Brastorne’s technology has turned the continents ubiquitous feature phones into internet portals for less than US$0.05 per day
MTN Benin and Ericsson establish AI and ML network solution in Africa
MTN Benin and Ericsson have partnered on the deployment of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) solution in Africa to address throughput challenges
USTDA, Poa Internet to expand internet access in Africa
The US Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to Nairobi-based internet service provider Poa Internet Kenya Ltd (“Poa Internet”) for a feasibility study to help expand affordable internet connectivity to one million households in low-income urban areas outside of Kenya
FG and SpaceX collaborate to boost internet access across Nigeria
The federal government has announced that Elon Musk’s SpaceX will provide broadband access across the whole of Nigeria, enabling nationwide access to broadband connectivity way ahead of the December 2025 schedul