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How Guinea Is Quietly Getting Online: The Untold Story of Internet Access and Satellite Expansion

How Guinea Is Quietly Getting Online: The Untold Story of Internet Access and Satellite Expansion

As of early 2023, Guinea had 13.46 million active cellular connections, about 96% of the population. The National Fiber Optic Backbone was completed in 2020, spanning 4,352 km, built by Huawei with a China Eximbank loan, connecting 33 prefectures and 62 cities and providing backhaul for mobile operators. Fixed broadband is extremely limited, with fewer than 900 fixed broadband subscribers in 2022. GFO, a newly licensed wholesale fiber provider, began offering open-access fiber interconnection in 2023 to lower costs and expand fiber links. Orange Guinée dominated the mobile market in 2024 with about 75% of subscribers; MTN Guinea held about
24 août 2025
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Connecting São Tomé and Príncipe: Internet Access in 2025 – Infrastructure, Challenges, and Opportunities

Connecting São Tomé and Príncipe: Internet Access in 2025 – Infrastructure, Challenges, and Opportunities

As of January 2025, internet penetration stands at 61.5% of the population (about 146,000 online) with around 170,000 active mobile connections. The Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) submarine cable landed in São Tomé in 2012–2013, with its final southern segment completed in 2021, increasing international bandwidth from about 50 Mbps to over 4,500 Mbps. CST accounts for about 95% of internet subscriptions, and Unitel STP entered the market in 2014 after a unified license granted in 2013 for $1.62 million. Unitel STP launched the first 4G LTE service in May 2023, and by 2025 4G is available in the capital
29 juillet 2025
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Senegal’s Internet Revolution: How Fiber, 5G, and Policy Are Connecting a Nation

Senegal’s Internet Revolution: How Fiber, 5G, and Policy Are Connecting a Nation

As of January 2025, about 11.3 million Senegalese use the internet, representing 60.6% of the population, with roughly 4 in 10 still offline. There were 22.7 million active mobile connections in early 2025, about 121% of the population due to multiple SIM cards. Approximately 90% of Senegal’s mobile connections are on 3G/4G/5G networks, i.e., broadband capable. Senegal gained access to the 45,000 km 2Africa subsea cable after landing in Dakar in late 2023, backed by Meta and partners. Senegal’s 5G era began with Orange Sonatel launching 5G services on June 8, 2024 in Dakar, after Free obtained a 5G license
23 juillet 2025
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Mauritania Ramps Up Green Hydrogen and Solar: 12.5M‑Ton Target, 160 MW Solar Plant and Megaton Moon P2X Deal by 2035

Mauritania Ramps Up Green Hydrogen and Solar: 12.5M‑Ton Target, 160 MW Solar Plant and Megaton Moon P2X Deal by 2035

NOUAKCHOTT / DAKAR – December 5, 2025 – Mauritania has moved decisively to position itself as a green hydrogen and renewable energy powerhouse, with fresh announcements this week underscoring an ambitious goal to reach 12.5 million tonnes of green hydrogen output by 2035, backed by new utility‑scale solar, wind and Power‑to‑X (P2X) megaprojects. Energy Capital & Power+1 The latest wave of news centres on three pillars: These developments come as Mauritania secures over €39 million in concessional finance from France for ten solar power plants with storage and deepens its partnership with the European Union through the Global Gateway initiative.
5 décembre 2025
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Micron stock dips after report says Nvidia HBM4 orders may bypass it for SK Hynix, Samsung

L’action Micron chute après un rapport indiquant que les commandes HBM4 de Nvidia pourraient passer outre au profit de SK Hynix et Samsung

7 février 2026
L’action Micron a perdu 0,5 % avant l’ouverture vendredi après que Semianalysis a prédit que la société ne fournirait aucune mémoire HBM4 à Nvidia. Les analystes estiment que SK Hynix détiendra 70 % de la fourniture de HBM4, Samsung 30 %. Nvidia aurait demandé à Samsung d’accélérer les livraisons face à une pénurie de mémoire.
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