Africa

2025 PMI Awards: Africa’s Rising Stars Shine as Ghana Scores Big and PMI U.S. Backs Small Businesses

A wave of project-management‑driven success stories is breaking across two continents today. In Phoenix, Arizona, the 2025 Project Management Institute (PMI) Awards have confirmed Sub‑Saharan Africa as a true rising force in global project delivery. At the same time, in

18 November 2025

Beyond Starlink: Inside the New Space Race for Satellite Internet Dominance in 2025

Vodacom Strikes Starlink Deal to Accelerate African Broadband Rollout

South Africa’s largest mobile operator will integrate Starlink’s low‑Earth‑orbit capacity into its network and resell the satellite service where licensed, targeting faster connectivity and better rural coverage across the continent. Published: November 12, 2025 Vodacom Group has signed an agreement

12 November 2025

Africa · Business · Internet · Technology · Telecommunications

From Sand to Signal: The Shocking Reality of Internet Access in the Sahara

The Sahara spans about 9 million square kilometers (3.6 million square miles) across North Africa and covers ten countries: Algeria, Mali, Niger, Chad, Libya, Sudan, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, and Tunisia. A Trans-Saharan Fiber Backbone is under development to connect Algeria,

18 August 2025

Africa · Digital Divide · Infrastructure · Internet · NYSE:ORAN · Technology

The Digital Desert Awakens: Inside Tunisia’s Expanding Internet Frontier

As of early 2024, about 9.96 million Tunisians were internet users, roughly 79.6% of the population. In January 2024, Tunisia had 16.73 million active mobile connections, equal to 133.7% of the population. 99.9% of the population is covered by mobile

24 June 2025

Africa · Digital Transformation · Internet · NYSE:ORAN · Technology · Tunisia

The Digital Desert: Inside Equatorial Guinea’s Struggle for Internet Access

Equatorial Guinea is described as a digital desert due to the internet’s high cost, slow speeds, and limited availability. Internet access began in 1997 via a France-backed connection, and by 2010 only about 2% of the population were internet users.

12 June 2025

Africa · Digital Divide · Human Rights · Internet Access · NYSE:ORAN · Telecommunications

Chad’s Digital Desert: The Shocking Truth Behind the Country’s Internet Revolution

As of 2025, Chad has about 2.74 million internet users (13.2% of the population), with roughly 87% of Chadians still offline. There are about 14.5 million active mobile subscriptions in Chad (roughly 70% of the population) in 2025, with many

6 June 2025

Africa · Chad · Digital Transformation · Internet · Technology