UNICEF and telecom operator Airtel will partner and collaborate with 16 African countries to roll out UNICEF health and education apps for free in Africa
Mobile
Tanzania to monitor all mobile transactions
Tanzania has installed a Telecommunications Traffic Monitoring System (TTMS) to help the government have reliable statistics on mobile money transactions made by telecom service providers
Mobile subscriptions in Ghana rise above 30mn
Ghanas mobile phone subscriptions grew from 30.2mn in November 2014 to 30.6mn in December 2014 representing a 0.47 per cent increase, revealed a report by the National Communications Authority (NCA)
Orange introduces new post-paid plan in Kenya
Telecom solutions provider Orange has introduced a post-paid plan for its mobile subscribers in Kenya
Gemalto launches EMV banking cards in South Africa
Digital security provider Gemalto has announced the deployment of prepaid EMV banking cards to complement telecom firm Vodacom’s m-pesa mobile wallet service in South Africa