Rwanda’s Ministry of ICT and Innovation (MINICT) announced on July 27 that 3G services will be switched off nationwide by June 30, 2027. 2G will follow, with the timeline subject to a readiness assessment. The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (RURA) is coordinating the transition with mobile network operators, government institutions and the private sector. The decision follows a Cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on July 24, which received a briefing on the plan to modernize telecom infrastructure from 2G and 3G to 4G and 5G. The shutdown is part of Rwanda’s ICT Sector Strategic Plan 2024-2029. Government Data…
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President William Ruto has called on Kenyans to confront an uncomfortable question: why has a country that stood shoulder to shoulder with South Korea in 1965 fallen so far behind it today. In a special national address from State House Nairobi on Wednesday evening, Ruto announced that Kenya will formally launch a National Conversation on Kenya’s Future Beyond Vision 2030 on August 12, describing it as the most consequential exercise in public participation since the 2010 Constitution. The Gap Ruto Wants Kenya To Reckon With Ruto opened with a comparison designed to sting. In 1965, he said, Kenya and South…
Six days into the Glasgow 2026 Commonwealth Games, Africa’s athletes have turned promise into podiums. Nigeria sits fifth on the overall medal table, South Africa’s swimmers sit second in their sport, Kenya and Uganda have traded blows in one of the races of the Games, and Rwanda has a first senior Commonwealth medal to celebrate. Nigeria Climbs to Fifth With a Medal Rush Team Nigeria arrived in Glasgow chasing 16 gold medals, and the squad has backed that ambition with results. By Wednesday, 29 July, Nigeria had banked 12 medals, six gold, four silver and two bronze, enough to sit…
CANAL+’s acquisition of MultiChoice is now showing up in the group’s numbers. First half 2026 group revenue rose 40% year on year to €4,287 million ($4.6 billion), and adjusted EBIT before exceptional items climbed 68% to €433 million. The group attributes the gains to cost synergies from the MultiChoice deal and to a subscriber increase tied to the 2026 FIFA World Cup at MultiChoice’s South African business. Group metric H1 2026 Change vs H1 2025 Revenue €4.3 billion +40% Like for like revenue (excl. MultiChoice) — +1.4% Adjusted EBIT €433 million +68% Free cash flow before exceptional items €414 million…
Vodacom Group expects its newly consolidated stake in Safaricom to push earnings growth higher, even as the acquisition leaves the company carrying more debt in the near term, executives told analysts on the Q1 2027 earnings call this week. Chief Executive Shameel Joosub said the upgraded medium term targets for EBITDA and free cash flow trace directly back to Safaricom joining the group’s books. Vodacom completed its purchase of a controlling 55% stake in the Kenyan telecom operator on 30 June 2026, up from 35% previously, and began consolidating its results from 1 July. “The higher earnings growth will come…
Ecobank Group posted US$423 million in profit before tax for the first half of 2026, up 6% from a year earlier, as Africa’s largest pan-African bank pushed through a stretch of geopolitical strain and rising inflation across its 33 markets. Net revenue climbed 15% to US$1.3 billion, giving the group room to invest in technology and digital banking even as energy costs squeezed customers across the continent. The results, released this week, show a bank leaning on diversification to absorb shocks. Corporate and investment banking grew alongside consumer and commercial banking, and non-interest income, fees, trading and transaction revenue rather…