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A woman walks past the logo of French telecommunications operator Orange at the company’s headquarters in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France, June 3, 2021. REUTERS / Gonzalo Fuentes / File Photo Orange (ORAN.PA), France’s largest telecommunications operator, said on Friday that a software failure caused the network to go down, which …

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(BT) One of Europe’s largest broadband companies stunned the industry by spending £ 2 billion on a 12.1% stake in BT. Altice UK, which is part of France’s second largest telecommunications giant, Altice, has built up its huge stake over the past two days and met with the CEO and …

Lagos, Nigeria – (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – In an important step for its Pan-African mission, Africa Finance Corporation, one of the region’s largest investors in infrastructure development, announces today that it has passed the 30 member states, representing more than the half of the continent. Membership of Burkina Faso, the Democratic …

By Giulia Paravicini ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) – Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday urged Ethiopia to open up its telecommunications sector to private mobile money investors, a move that would complement a process already underway to reform the sector and attract foreign investment . Ethiopia is opening up its telecommunications …

Its approval came days before the country experienced a total blackout. Electricity rationing hours in various regions reached minimum levels on Monday morning, with supply in some areas no longer exceeding half an hour a day, and public protests escalated after generator owners increased their service rates so that the …

When asked to name the biggest challenge of being a statesman, a British Prime Minister wisely replied: “Events, my dear, events. I think Harold Macmillan would have needed all of his pragmatism, his imperturbability and his wit for the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in June. You’d think a trip to …

The total value of the top 100 Indian brands grew by 2%, from $ 162.1 billion in 2020 to $ 164.9 billion in 2021, according to the latest Brand Finance India 100 2021 report. This increase in value branding in the first year of the pandemic is an impressive achievement …

By Pamela Barbaglia LONDON (Reuters) – Morgan Stanley has hired former Bank of America banker Luigi Rizzo for a new customer relations role, overseeing a campaign to win business with a wide range of companies in Europe, in the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), sources close to the movement told …

Nigerian telecoms operators restricted Twitter on Saturday, the day after the government announced its indefinite suspension for activities “likely to undermine the existence of Nigerien businesses.” International human rights groups have already condemned this decision. The suspension in Africa’s most populous country came two days after the social media giant …