The UK-based development finance institution CDC Group has announced its anchor commitment of US$30mn to African telecom service provider AXIAN Telecom’s inaugural five-year US$420mn public bond offering
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Telecom Egypt and GRID Telecom connecting Egypt and Greece
Cairo, 14 February 2022: Telecom Egypt, Egypt’s first integrated telecom operator and one of the leading subsea cables operators in the region, and GRID Telecom, subsidiary of the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) in Greece, have signed a strategic MoU to connect Greece and Egypt using submarine cable infrastructure
Airtel Africa announces its financial performance in Africa
The telecom operator reports strong growth across all key metrics, with Nigeria PSB approval in principle to unlock further mobile money opportunity
StarLink posts double-digit growth in 2021
StarLink, MENA region’s cyber and cloud advisor, has declared a remarkable 2021 closure with a YoY growth of 20%, with a set ambitious target of US$550mn for 2022
National Social Security Fund of Uganda introduces AI-based chatbot
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) of Uganda has introduced an AI-powered digital customer assistant named ‘Sanyu’ based on Avaya technology