Vodafone Ghana is rolling out 300 4G LTE sites and 3G sites in several communities across the 16 regions of Ghana by the end of October this year. This represents …
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MTN appoints Icasa CEO Willington Ngwepe as new chief of staff
MTN has appointed outgoing Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (Icasa) CEO Willington Ngwepe, as it chief of staff, it was announced on Tuesday. Ngwepe, whose term at Icasa comes …
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Uber announces appointment of new regional general manager
Electronic ride-hailing platform Uber announced on Tuesday that Kagiso Khaole would be taking over as its general manager in the sub-Saharan African region. Khaole takes over from Frans Heimstra, who …
Uber and Bolt drivers started a strike in Cape Town, demanding lower commission charges and higher rates for drivers. The strike started on Wednesday and is set to continue through …
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CBE Governor Tarek Amer resigns, appointed consultant to President Sisi
Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Tarek Amer resigned Wednesday and was appointed consultant to President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. The president thanked Amer for the efforts he deployed …
Amazon, e-commerce giant accused the US Federal Trade Commission of harassing its founder Jeff Bezos and the company’s Chief Executive Officer Andy Jassy as it probes the e-commerce giant’s business …
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Central Bank of Egypt collects EGP 100B from local banks
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) collected EGP 100 billion from local banks in the weekly open market operations (OMO) auction at a fixed rate of 11.75%, according to data published on …
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SCZONE, Toyota Tsusho signs MoU for renewable energy projects in Egypt
Chairman of the General Authority for the Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Toyota Tsusho Corporation, a member of the Japanese manufacturer Toyota Group, …
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Google invests in African e-logistics firm Lori Systems
Lori Systems, the e-logistics company digitising haulage and providing shippers with solutions to efficiently manage their cargo and transporters has raised a pre-Series B round in which Google participated along …
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Savannah Energy signs gas sales agreement with Notore Chemical Industries
Savannah Energy PLC, a leading African‑focused British independent energy company, has entered into a new gas sales agreement (“GSA”) with Notore Chemical Industries PLC. Accugas, a subsidiary of Savannah Energy will …