Brazil Sets 15-Day Call Bans to Curb Scams
Brazil published a provisional measure on 13 October that makes phone carriers authenticate calls and block mass robocallers for 15...
October 13, 2026Topic
Telecoms
Chinese Undersea Cable to Chile Still Under Review Despite US Objections
Chile's telecoms minister says a China Mobile data cable to Hong Kong is still under review, months after the US...
September 29, 2026
Three Fibre Cuts in One Day Knock Out Mobile Service in Northern Ghana
Three fibre cuts in one day left 1,215 mobile sites in northern Ghana down or degraded, adding to 8,578 cuts...
September 26, 2026
Nigeria Earmarks Upper 6GHz Band to Ease Mobile Network Congestion
Nigeria's telecom regulator has earmarked the upper 6GHz band for mobile networks, a key step to ease congestion in Africa's...
September 21, 2026
Kenya Court Voids Safaricom Stake Sale to Vodacom
Three High Court judges ruled Kenya’s sale of 15% of Safaricom to Vodacom unconstitutional and ordered the shares restored to...
September 16, 2026
US EXIM Lends Africell US$99.6 Million for Angola
The US Export-Import Bank approved a US$99.6 million loan to Africell for network equipment in Angola, confirmed by the company...
September 15, 2026
Ghana’s Telecoms Regulator Sells Prime 5G Airwaves to MTN for US$100.9 Million
Ghana's NCA has awarded 700MHz spectrum to MTN Ghana for US$109.9 million, concluding the low-band portion of its 5G licensing...
September 13, 2026
Zimbabwe’s Biggest Mobile Operator Is Building Its Way Off the National Grid
Econet solar plans include a 100 MW solar and battery scheme in Harare, after AI analysis found power cuts behind...
September 8, 2026
Ghana Has Counted 8,578 Fibre Cuts This Year, and Paid US$20m to Mend Them
Ghana fibre cuts reached 8,578 in 2026 and cost operators more than US$20m, with road works behind 49% and illegal...
September 8, 2026