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MTN phases out Ayoba after 7 years as it prepares for a u

🇿🇦 MTN phases out Ayoba after 7 years as it prepares for a u

South Africa telecom -0.35 · 24/03/2026

After seven years of aggressive investment, MTN Group has announced the gradual discontinuation of Ayoba, its ambitious super-app platform. This strat...

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Legend Internet, Spectranet set for merger, targeting N80

🇳🇬 Legend Internet, Spectranet set for merger, targeting N80

Nigeria telecom +0.75 · 24/03/2026

Nigeria's broadband market is witnessing a significant structural shift. Legend Internet Plc and Spectranet Limited have announced merger plans to est...

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Starlink suffers new setback as Namibia rejects licence

🌍 Starlink suffers new setback as Namibia rejects licence

Namibia telecom -0.80 · 23/03/2026

Namibia's regulatory authority has rejected Starlink's operating licence application, delivering a significant blow to Elon Musk's satellite internet ...

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Air Peace refutes Lagos tax case against Onyema’s

🇳🇬 Air Peace refutes Lagos tax case against Onyema’s

Nigeria telecom -0.60 · 23/03/2026

Nigeria's aviation sector faces renewed scrutiny as Air Peace, the country's largest domestic airline, moved to dismiss claims of a tax dispute involv...

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West Africa's Infrastructure Race

🇳🇬 West Africa's Infrastructure Race

Nigeria telecom +0.72 · 23/03/2026

West Africa stands at an inflection point. Three concurrent developments—regional airline expansion, major telecommunications consolidation, and persi...

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Nigeria's Digital Infrastructure Play

🇳🇬 Nigeria's Digital Infrastructure Play

Nigeria telecom +0.75 · 23/03/2026

Nigeria's telecommunications and digital infrastructure sector is entering a critical inflection point. Three simultaneous developments—record subscri...

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Legend Internet is merging with Spectranet in a broadband

🇳🇬 Legend Internet is merging with Spectranet in a broadband

Nigeria telecom +0.70 · 23/03/2026

Nigeria's broadband market is undergoing a significant consolidation as Legend Internet Plc, the Nigerian Exchange-listed ISP pioneer, moves to merge ...

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Liberalisation: Nigeria records $75bn telecom investment

🇳🇬 Liberalisation: Nigeria records $75bn telecom investment

Nigeria telecom +0.75 · 23/03/2026

Nigeria's telecommunications sector stands as one of Africa's most compelling infrastructure success stories, having absorbed over $75 billion in cumu...

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Vodacom–Safaricom deal leads East Africa M&A activity

🇰🇪 Vodacom–Safaricom deal leads East Africa M&A activity

Kenya telecom +0.75 · 20/03/2026

The telecommunications sector across East Africa is experiencing a transformative moment. Vodacom's acquisition of an additional 20 percent stake in S...

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M-PESA to stop sharing full phone numbers with merchants,

🇰🇪 M-PESA to stop sharing full phone numbers with merchants,

Kenya telecom +0.60 · 20/03/2026

Safaricom, Kenya's telecommunications behemoth, is implementing a significant privacy architecture upgrade across its M-PESA platform—Africa's most su...

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Safaricom tackles fraud risks with M-Pesa update

🇰🇪 Safaricom tackles fraud risks with M-Pesa update

Kenya telecom +0.60 · 20/03/2026

Safaricom's latest M-Pesa security update represents a critical inflection point in East Africa's mobile money landscape, with significant implication...

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Chain Reactions Africa

🇳🇬 Chain Reactions Africa

Nigeria telecom +0.65 · 19/03/2026

Nigeria's recent recognition for innovative policy communications represents far more than a public relations victory. The campaign—designed to transl...

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IN PICTURES: Pope Leo XIV blesses a child while greeting

🇿🇦 IN PICTURES: Pope Leo XIV blesses a child while greeting

South Africa telecom 0.00 · 18/03/2026

The inauguration of Pope Leo XIV marks a significant transition in Vatican leadership with far-reaching implications for religious institutions, devel...

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Brelotte Ba, l’homme de la relance du mobile money chez

🇸🇳 Brelotte Ba, l’homme de la relance du mobile money chez

Senegal telecom +0.70 · 18/03/2026

Senegal's telecommunications giant Sonatel is recalibrating its mobile money strategy under new leadership, positioning itself to capture a larger sha...

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Third edition of MTN Ghana’s “SME Accelerate” launched

🇬🇭 Third edition of MTN Ghana’s “SME Accelerate” launched

Ghana telecom +0.75 · 18/03/2026

MTN Ghana's launch of its third iteration of the SME Accelerate programme represents a strategic pivot by West Africa's telecommunications giant towar...

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US judge orders VOA to resume international broadcasting

🇳🇬 US judge orders VOA to resume international broadcasting

Nigeria telecom +0.30 · 18/03/2026

A federal court ruling has reinstated the Voice of America's (VOA) international broadcasting operations following a legal challenge against the US Ag...

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Yas named Tanzania’s fastest mobile network for third

🇹🇿 Yas named Tanzania’s fastest mobile network for third

Tanzania telecom +0.75 · 18/03/2026

Tanzania's telecommunications landscape continues to evolve as Yas Tanzania secures its third consecutive recognition as the nation's fastest mobile n...

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Safaricom to mask M-PESA user details in data privacy push

🇰🇪 Safaricom to mask M-PESA user details in data privacy push

Kenya telecom +0.65 · 18/03/2026

Safaricom, Kenya's dominant telecommunications and financial services provider, is implementing significant changes to M-PESA transaction notification...

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Telkom expands digital access to rural South African schools

🇿🇦 Telkom expands digital access to rural South African schools

South Africa telecom +0.75 · 18/03/2026

South Africa's persistent technology access gap in rural and under-resourced schools presents both a social imperative and a compelling investment opp...

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Pourquoi les bons résultats de MTN confirment la «

🇿🇦 Pourquoi les bons résultats de MTN confirment la «

South Africa telecom +0.75 · 17/03/2026

Ralph Mupita's tenure as Chief Executive of MTN Group has crystallized a strategic inflection point that European investors have largely underestimate...

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