Zimbabwe’s telecoms regulator has moved to quash reports claiming a new cybersecurity law has come into force, saying the information circulating on social media and in some media outlets is incorrect.

The government of Burkina Faso inaugurated two new mini data centres on Friday in a move to boost data sovereignty as well as the country’s digital infrastructure.

The International Rescue Committee (IRC) has announced the launch of Airbel Ventures, a new humanitarian impact investing fund designed to accelerate the entry and scale of breakthrough technologies in crisis-affected communities.

Orange Côte d'Ivoire has launched “Orange Sat”, a new satellite broadband internet service in partnership with Eutelsat that promises to bring data connectivity to rural “white zones” in the country unserved by 4G and fibre.

The Republic of Congo has announced plans to connect the country to a, so far unidentified, new undersea cable following a number of reports regarding faults in the long-established WACS cable on which the country heavily relies.

Network International, a leading fintech company in the Middle East and Africa, has signed a strategic processing agreement with Saudi Sudanese Bank, one of Sudan’s prominent financial institutions.

Uganda has begun restoring internet connectivity after imposing a nationwide blackout ahead of elections that saw 81-year-old President Yoweri Museveni secure a seventh term in office.

An American financial company, hired to plan a digitisation programme for the Democratic Republic of Congo, has filed a lawsuit in the United States against the country and several senior officials, reportedly alleging corruption.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reportedly kicked off a six-week public consultation to assess the potential for allowing direct-to-device (D2D) satellite services in Nigeria.

One of the continuing complaints of mobile network operators – that streaming and other online services are using their networks to help them make profits without compensating them – is back in the news in South Africa.

Zimbabwe’s Ministry of ICT, Postal and Courier Services said on Wednesday it will support Econet Wireless’ plan to develop an industrial park in Harare that will also include a new data centre to support the government’s upcoming national AI strategy.

Nigeria has opened its satellite market to Amazon’s low Earth orbit offering, formerly known as Project Kuiper and now called Amazon LEO.

Global smartphone shipments rose 2.3% year on year to 336.6 million units in the fourth quarter of 2025, shrugging off ongoing chip supply constraints and buoyed by sustained demand for premium devices.

For the second time in five years Uganda faces a government-sanctioned internet blackout before a nationwide vote. The Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) has told all service providers to suspend internet access ahead of Thursday's presidential election.

RailTel Corporation of India has announced plans to establish a greenfield data centre for Ethiopia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs. According to Indian news reports, the data centre will be housed within the existing building of the Ministry in Addis Ababa.

As it suggested it would in late 2024, Zimbabwe has now started levying a new tax on payments to increasingly popular multinational digital service providers.

Ethiopian Airlines Group, a leading African airline, has signed a strategic agreement with Nucore Technologies to advance its digital transformation efforts – and in particular to strengthen the services it offers via the platform it calls the Ethiopian Airlines’ Agency Portal.

Satellite service provider Starlink has shut down access to its satellite internet service in Uganda after receiving instructions to do so from the country’s regulator, the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC).

Both of Ethiopia’s operators – Ethio Telecom and Safaricom – have announced tariff rises, citing current macroeconomic conditions as the main reason, alongside increased investment requirements for network expansion and service quality.

Eutelsat announced on Tuesday that it partnering with Airtel Gabon to provide OneWeb LEO satellite connectivity to passenger trains in Gabon to support on-board Wi-Fi services.

Orange Middle East and Africa announced on Monday it has signed a deal with the Confederation of African Football (CAF) granting it mobile-only broadcasting rights for the TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations tournament currently underway in Morocco.

Kenya’s Capital Markets Authority (CMA) says it has officially licensed operators Safaricom and Airtel Money Kenya to operate as what are called intermediary service platform providers (ISPPs).

Econet InfraCo, the infrastructure arm of telecommunications provider Econet Wireless Zimbabwe, has announced plans to develop a 300-hectare industrial park not far from the country’s main airport.

Airtel Zambia has announced plans to invest US$107 million in a nationwide network upgrade programme, following pressure from the country’s telecoms regulator to improve quality of service.

The Central Bank of Liberia (CBL) has launched an interoperable payments platform developed by the Mojaloop Foundation that enables mobile money transfers between mobile operators Lone Star Cell MTN and Orange Liberia.

Ethio Telecom plans to extend its telehealth services to an additional 200 hospitals, following the expansion of its 4G network to 93 more cities.

Airtel Africa announced on Tuesday it has signed a deal with SpaceX to launch Starlink’s Direct to Cell (D2C) LEO satellite service across all of its 14 markets across the continent sometime next year.

South Africa's Electronic Communications Act, which requires foreign-owned communications licensees to sell 30% of equity in their local subsidiaries to historically disadvantaged groups, is to be amended.

African digital infrastructure provider WIOCC Group announced on Monday it has secured a US$65 million debt financing package drive its continued expansion of connectivity capacity and digital infrastructure across Africa.

The Guinean government has acquired 100% of the shares in mobile network operator Areeba Guinee, following a decree signed by President Mamadi Doumbouya to take over MTN Group’s stake.

Cameroon has finalised an MoU to join the Medusa Africa submarine cable and sent it to the Presidency for approval, Econfin Agency reports.