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Monday, June 29, 2026

Daily Archives: Jun 29, 2026

Sam Wakoba

Nigeria’s IHS Towers Raises $522 Million To Build Towers In Nigeria,...

Nigerian-based mobile telecommunications infrastructure provider for Africa and the Middle East, IHS Towers has raised $522 million in debt and equity to fuel its growth. The funding round was led by new and IHS Towers existing lenders and shareholders putting the firm's total money raised to over $1 billion in...
Sam Wakoba

Zimbabwe’s Econet Wireless Switches Off Competitor As Subcribers Cry Foul Play

Zimbabwe's biggest telco Econet Wireless has switched off  its interconnection with Telecel Zimbabwe citing Telecel is not a duly licensed telecom operator. The switch-off means Telecel Zimbabwe subscribers cannot call Econet Wireless subscribers. Econet Wireless on July 10 this year renewed its operators licence for 20 years following the expiry of...
Sam Wakoba

ITU Young Innovators Competion Reveals New Challenge Partners

ITU Telecom World 2013 Young Innovators’ Competition today announced an international panel of experts dubbed “Challenge Partners” to coach applicants, select finalists amongst 600 entries from 88 countries. ITU selected the  experts or“Challenge Partners” from industry, international organizations, NGOs and academia. The experts include Carrefour Enterprise Foundation, Ooredoo, Dupont Sustainable Solutions,...