MTN Nigeria 5G Launch | MENA Emerging Payment Methods | Closing the Gender Gap
Connecting Africa News
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Welcome to the?Connecting Africa?newsletter, produced in association with Informa Tech's hugely successful and market-leading conference,?Africa Tech Festival.
We cover news, insights, and analysis, offering a comprehensive, informed, and nuanced understanding of the communications networking and ICT sectors across the continent.
This week's top stories:
MTN Nigeria is preparing to launch 5G in the West African nation by the end of next month.
During North Africa Com 2022 Diane El Hachem, co-founder of Related, chatted with Samia El Hanchi, strategy senior manager at Orange Morocco and Laura Kakon, chief growth and strategy officer at Honoris United Universities about how to close North Africa's gender gap when it comes to digital and tech roles.
London-listed company, Vodafone PLC, has agreed to sell a 70% stake in its Ghana subsidiary to Telecel as the British telecommunications giant looks to refocus on key markets.
Kenyan operator Safaricom has embarked on a major skills campaign aimed at recruiting local developers and launching a Digital Talent Program.
MTN has seen huge data growth from its customers in Ghana, with data traffic in the first half of 2022 jumping by 52.4%.
South African company?Homemation?through its proprietary software, is aiming to make the operating of smart homes a seamless experience.
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At North Africa Com 2022, Connecting Africa editor Paula Gilbert hosted a panel discussion about telco strategies for the region for 2022 and beyond. Experts shared insight about how operators are developing their strategies to meet the needs of digital-savvy customers and evolving from telcos to tech-cos.
Kenyan operator Safaricom has embarked on a major skills campaign aimed at recruiting local developers and launching a Digital Talent Program.
Omdia research manager Srushti Ghisad hosted a fireside chat at North Africa Com 2022 about what regulations are needed to provide an enabling environment to accelerate digitization in North Africa.
The adoption of digital payment methods is accelerating in the Middle East and Africa (MENA) region with strong growth in "emerging payment methods" reported in Egypt and Morocco.
Telecel Group is not giving up on its quest to acquire a 70% stake in Vodafone Ghana.
Even after the proposed acquisition was rejected by the Ghanaian regulator who said the sale did not meet the regulatory threshold for approval.