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TechAfrica News Aug 17, 2026

TNM Invests US$31 Million to Expand Network Coverage Across Malawi

Telekom Networks Malawi PLC (TNM)  has invested US$31 million in network expansion as it moves to strengthen connectivity and improve service quality across Malawi. The .........
TechAfrica News Aug 17, 2026

Hubtel Partners with MoMo Fintech Lab to Back Ghana’s Next Fintech Innovators

Ghanaian fintech and digital payments company Hubtel  has partnered with Mobile Money Fintech Limited (MMFL) to support the development and growth of emerging fintech innovators .........
TechAfrica News Aug 17, 2026

Hormuud Salaam Foundation Inaugurates ICT Lab at Somali National University

Hormuud Salaam Foundation (HSF),  the philanthropic arm of Hormuud Telecom Somalia, has donated and equipped an ICT laboratory at the Gaheyr campus of Somali National .........
TechAfrica News Aug 14, 2026

Cauridor and BnB Move to Strengthen Sierra Leone’s Digital Finance Ecosystem

Cauridor  and BnB Sierra Leone  are working to strengthen the country’s digital financial ecosystem by expanding access to digital payments, mobile money and financial technology .........
TechAfrica News Aug 14, 2026

Safaricom Wins IT Risk Trailblazer Award for Cybersecurity and Risk Management

Safaricom  has been named the winner of the IT Risk Trailblazer Corporate Award by the ISACA Kenya Chapter, recognising its approach to governance, cybersecurity, fraud .........
TechAfrica News Aug 14, 2026

MTN Uganda and ATC Install Solar Power System at Kiyunga Health Centre

MTN Uganda,  in partnership with American Tower Uganda (ATC),  has installed a 24-panel solar power system and backup equipment at Kiyunga Health Centre IV to .........
TechAfrica News Aug 14, 2026

BoFiNet Completes P43m Fibre Project, Connects Three Botswana Villages

Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet)  has completed its 2025/26 Local Access Projects, extending high-speed fibre connectivity to Moshupa, Ramotswa/Taung and Thamaga as part of efforts to .........
TechAfrica News Aug 14, 2026

Airtel Africa Launches First Satellite-to-Mobile Service in DRC with Starlink

Airtel Africa  has launched Africa’s first satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through its partnership with Starlink,  enabling customers with compatible smartphones .........
TechAfrica News Aug 14, 2026

Senegal Moves to Strengthen Critical Infrastructure and Digital Security

Senegal is moving to strengthen the protection of critical infrastructure and digital systems under a proposed law presented by the Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital .........
TechAfrica News Aug 14, 2026

Trident’s Ghana JV Projects US$65.5m Annualised Revenue Run-Rate for Sikaflow

Trident Digital Tech Holdings Ltd.  has announced that its Ghana-based 50/50 joint venture, Trident Aliska Digital Tech Ghana Ltd (TADT), is projecting strong revenue growth .........
TechAfrica News Aug 14, 2026

DR Congo Plans National Strategy to Expand Mobile Coverage in Underserved Areas

The Democratic Republic of Congo is developing a national strategy to expand mobile and broadband connectivity across underserved rural and peri-urban communities, where approximately 4.3 .........
TechAfrica News Aug 14, 2026

NITDA Calls for Stronger Diaspora Links to Drive Nigeria’s Digital Economy

The Director-General of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA),  Kashifu Inuwa Abdullahi, has called for stronger links between Nigeria’s digital ecosystem and Nigerians living .........
TechAfrica News Aug 14, 2026

MTN Uganda Extends Y’ello Care Campaign to Strengthen Digital Healthcare in Luuka

MTN Uganda Foundation  has extended its 21 Days of Y’ello Care campaign to Luuka, focusing on strengthening digital skills and healthcare access at the community .........
TechAfrica News Aug 14, 2026

Standard Bank Reports Record R26.1bn Headline Earnings in 1H 2026

Standard Bank Group  reported a strong performance for the six months ended June 30, 2026, with headline earnings rising 10% to a record R26.1 billion. .........
TechAfrica News Aug 14, 2026

Nigeria’s NiYA and Cascador Partner to Fund Next Generation of Youth Entrepreneurs

The Federal Ministry of Youth Development (FMYD),  through the Nigerian Youth Academy (NiYA) , announced a new partnership with Cascador,  a Nigeria-focused platform for growth-stage founders, .........
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