Nigeria: Govt Bans Telcoms, Digital Payment Operators From Providing Services to Unregistered Online Lenders

[RFI] A subsea cable owned by Google that promises to double internet speeds for millions in Africa arrived in Togo on Friday. It’s the latest step in a multi-year project…

[This Day] The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, and the Nigerian Communications Commission…

[Ghanaian Times] The reconstituted board of the Ghana Statistical Service was inaugurated in Accra yesterday with a call on them to guide the Service to generate high quality and reliable…

[New Times] Rwanda is considering collecting Value Added Tax (VAT) on online services consumed within the country, The New Times has learned.

[SAnews.gov.za] Children in South Africa have been urged to become active digital citizens and take full advantage of their digital rights.

[This Day] MTN Nigeria Communications Plc yesterday issued a historic N127 billion Series 1 & 2 Commercial Paper (CP) under its registered N150 billion programme.