Niger plans free roaming with Togo
Benin will establish free roaming with Ghana starting July 1, 2024. Additionally, in November 2023, Ghana's National Communications Authority and Togo's electronic communications authority agreed to bilateral roaming ...
Kenya sets new accelerated target for fiber rollout
The Kenyan government is accelerating its fiber optic rollout by using Kenya Power and Lighting Company's infrastructure, running fiber cables alongside power lines instead of laying them underground. Eliud Owalo, Cab...
Ghana’s National Communications Authority(NCA) approves Starlink launch
Ghana's NCA Approves Starlink Launch
The approval follows the Ministry of Communications and Digitalisation's policy endorsement of Ghana's Satellite Licensing Framework. The NCA has been proactively licensing sate...
Kenya’s UK High Commissioner Manoah Esipisu named Africa’s diplomat of the year
Manoah Esipisu, Kenya’s High Commissioner to the UK, was named the 2024 Diplomat of the Year from Africa at the Diplomat of the Year Awards in London on Monday 22 April 2024. Hosted by DIPLOMAT magazine, these award...
East Africa outages highlight Africa’s Internet vulnerabilities
Recent damage to undersea cables supplying internet to African countries has heightened concerns about the continent's network vulnerabilities. This marks the third major disruption since the beginning of the year, 20...
Digital Solidarity: At the Heart of the new US Diplomatic Strategy
The United States Department of State has unveiled a comprehensive tech diplomacy strategy built around the concept of digital solidarity. Digital solidarity refers to the willingness to collaborate on shared goals an...
European court of human rights upholds climate change claim against Switzerland
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decision to uphold a claim against Switzerland has highlighted the country's responsibility in protecting its citizens from climate change. The claim, made by the Verein Klim...
Iranian and Tanzanian foreign ministers discuss diplomacy, call for enhanced relations
Iran's Foreign Minister, Hossein Amirabdollahian, engaged in a phone call with his Tanzanian counterpart, Yusuf Makamba, on 9 April 2024. During the conversation, Amirabdollahian conveyed Eid al-Fitr greetings and emp...
Algerian railway project aids China’s iron ore supply security
The Gara Djebilet iron ore mine in Algeria possesses vast reserves of 3.5 billion tonnes, which could serve as a valuable asset for China in mitigating risks associated with its steel raw material supply. To facilitat...
Vietnam’s “bamboo diplomacy”: establishing strategic partnerships while ensuring independence and security.
Vietnam's foreign minister, Bui Thanh Son, delivered a speech at the Brookings Institution where he discussed Vietnam's unique approach to diplomacy, known as "bamboo diplomacy." Son emphasized that this approach has ...
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