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The initial partnership focuses on sharing fibre networks and tower infrastructure, to accelerate the roll-out of digital services in these markets

But so far it is Egypt which has given TikTok three months to implement the directives or be thrown out as far as Ahmed Badawi, head of the country’s telecoms committee is concerned.

The recently tested lunar lander, named Lanyue, which means embracing the moon, consists of both a landing module and a propulsion module.

The InterAcademy Partnership is hosted by The World Academy of Sciences for the advancement of science in developing countries (TWAS) in Trieste.

The Nigerian corporate travel startup Treepz has launched in Canada with a two-year partnership with the African Impact Initiative backed by the University of Toronto.

Kinshasa is where WhatsApp groups are infiltrated by government spyware like FinFisher, and sharing a satirical meme has led to activists’ arrests.

Back in the 1990s, when the mobile revolution was starting off, in their analogue forms, people paid for phone bills like every other utility.

Kenya's electric mobility startup BasiGo has also launched the country’s first pilot program for electric commuter buses (Matatu) on inter-city routes.

Users are invited to receive an alleged transfer in cryptocurrency by following a link to a website where they are instructed to contact “blockchain support” and make a “commission” payment

With airlines to healthcare, and financial services to government being affected, the impacts on people were felt far and wide – with banking apps out of action and hospitals having to cancel non-urgent surgeries.