Telecom tax: Morocco drops 40% rate plan for operators
An amendment to raise corporate tax on the most profitable telecom operators was withdrawn after the finance minister cited the sector levies they already pay.
Technology
Network quality row: Nigeria’s telcos take fight to court
Mobile operators say the regulator should answer for service failures, as the Senate and House press inquiries and the companies…
Jensen Huang exit: what it means for Africa’s AI data centres
Nvidia is supplier and shareholder to Cassava Technologies, whose AI data centre plan could cost up to $720mn, so a…
Microsoft outage disrupts South African tax agency and Cape Town
A failure of Outlook, Teams and Copilot that began on Thursday left South African public bodies and companies without email,…
Ghana Seeks Int’l Support for Key ITU Telecommunications Seats
Ghana has stepped up its campaign for greater representation in global telecommunications governance, seeking international support for its bids for…
South Africa China AI talent centre planned after Wuhan talks
The two governments plan an AI talent and innovation centre in South Africa, with a Chinese technical team due to…
CANEX Create-thon names nine winners in Lagos finale
Afreximbank and Gebeya named nine winners of a $50,000 AI contest for African creators.
Fintech economics: how OPay and Moniepoint make money
OPay disclosed $536mn in 2025 revenue and $111mn in pre-tax income; Moniepoint publishes no group profit, so its figures are…
Vodacom results: Egypt and Safaricom lift growth as debt rises
Egypt and Safaricom drove growth at Vodacom in the half-year to September, but the Kenyan deal lifted net debt to…
Nigeria mobile subscriptions rise to 200mn after SIM purge
Active lines recovered to 200.3 million in September after the NIN-SIM clean-up, but MTN and Airtel hold about 86% of…
African Universities Must Become Creators of Knowledge to Shape Continent’s Future: AAU Chief
Association of African Universities Secretary-General Olusola Bandele Oyewole urges higher education institutions to embrace innovation, interdisciplinary research and lifelong learning…
Ghana urges results-driven ITU plan to close Africa’s digital divide
He said Ghana is building a national AI compute centre and running a One Million Coders programme.
KCB, UNICEF Join Forces to Boost Economic Resilience of Vulnerable Kenyan Households
KCB Foundation, KCB Bank and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) have inked a strategic partnership aimed at helping vulnerable…
