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Major solar project in Malawi receives financial support from the African Trade Insurance Agency (ACA)
Wednesday, December 23, 2020
The photovoltaic plant with a capacity of 37 megawatts is being built jointly by Kenyan-based responsAbility Renewable Energy Holding and the Phanes Group from the United […]
Customers in South Africa are increasingly buying online since the outbreak of the pandemic
Thursday, December 3, 2020
While the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic is boosting online trade, a study by Mastercard revealed further details. For example, 68 percent of surveyed customers in South Africa […]
TECNO releases new range of smartphones in African market
Thursday, November 12, 2020
Africa belongs to the fastest growing smartphone markets in the world. While the individual countries can differ massively in terms of online penetration (approx. 4% in […]
Innovations in the Type Approval Process in Botswana
Thursday, October 29, 2020
The demand for products from the radio and telecommunications sector is increasing in Africa. Companies from all over the world, but especially from Asia, are interested […]
MTN Nigeria introduces mobile money transfers
Thursday, October 15, 2020
MTN has recently introduced mobile money transfer under the name “MoMo” in Nigeria. The country is MTN’s largest market and also the most populous on the […]
Change of telecommunications regulatory body in Mozambique
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Mozambique, located in southern Africa, has announced a change in its telecommunications regulatory body. In the future, the ARECOM authority will be responsible for the type […]
Tanzania expects GDP growth of 2.5 percent in 2020
Thursday, September 24, 2020
In the recently published 14th Tanzania Economic Update (TEU), the World Bank predicts a drastic slowdown in economic growth due to the Covid 19 pandemic. According […]
Online applications for Radio Type Approval in the DR Congo possible
Thursday, September 17, 2020
In the Central African state of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the regulatory authority ARPTC (Autorité de Régulation de Poste et de Télécommunication – RDC) is […]
New allocation plan “IMT2600” for radio frequency spectrum in South Africa
Thursday, September 10, 2020
In the notice issued by the government authority ICASA (Independent Communications Authority of South Africa), the exact requirements for network operators to use the frequency band […]
Uganda extends mobile money transfer service to Tanzania
Thursday, September 10, 2020
Mobile operator MTN Uganda has added Vodacom Tanzania to its list of telecommunications partners with whom customers in the East African region can conduct mobile financial […]
Morocco: Positive development of user numbers and data volumes for Internet and mobile communication
Thursday, September 3, 2020
The numbers of Internet and mobile phone users in Morocco presented in March 2020 indicate a positive development and increasing user numbers in the North African […]
Mauritius: New regulations for type approval of Bluetooth devices
Saturday, August 1, 2020
The Mauritian Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) has published a new guideline which facilitates access to the Mauritian market for manufacturers and importers. The 1st […]
Morocco offers online approval for telecommunications products
Wednesday, July 1, 2020
On 29 July 2019, the national regulatory authority for telecommunications, the Agency for Digital Development and the company PORTNET S. A. established an electronic platform for […]
Electronic applications for type approvals in several African countries possible
Friday, May 1, 2020
The digital age has now also arrived at the African regulatory authorities for telecommunications. During the digital application process, documents can be submitted online and the […]
Ethiopia offers telecommunication licences for bidders
Sunday, March 1, 2020
The Ethiopian Communications Authority ECA opened the bidding process for two licenses in May 2020, giving interested companies one month to submit their bids. The two […]
Algeria: New regulations for the type approval of telecommunications equipment
Saturday, February 1, 2020
New rules have recently come into force for the type approval and market release of telecommunications equipment in Algeria. The Algerian ARPCE (Regulatory Authority for Electronic […]