Airtel Africa, one of the leading providers of telecommunications and mobile money services, has announced the first closing of the transaction to sell its telecommunications tower assets in Tanzania
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NuRAN announces agreement for Cameroon and DRC projects
NuRAN Wireless Inc, a specialist rural telecommunications company, has announced an agreement in principle for a senior secured credit facility with a development finance institution (DFI) that provides up to US$15mn in total funding
Coleman plans to join hands with MTN Nigeria for fibre cables supply
Coleman Technical Industries Limited has planned to set up a technical partnership with MTN Nigeria for the supply of fibre cables for its various projects
Celltel gets green light to launch US$300mn smart cities project in Ghana
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has granted entire nationwide authorisation to Ghana’s Celltel to roll out a US$300mn smart cities project
UNESCO and Huawei launch DigiSchool pilot project in Kenya
As part of the Global Education Coalition (GEC), UNESCO and Huawei, in collaboration with the government of Kenya, have provided free internet connectivity to 13 schools in Kenya