10 July 2025

The government of Chad is taking steps to revive Salam, the country’s former public mobile operator backed by the Chadian Telecommunications Company (SOTEL). A key initial move will see the launch of 200,000 SIM cards in the coming days, signalling a renewed effort to re-establish the operator’s presence in the market.

The announcement was made by Boukar Michel, Chad’s Minister of Telecommunications, Digital Economy, and Digitalisation, during a meeting held at SOTEL’s headquarters in N'Djamena. The meeting brought together SOTEL staff and senior management to assess the company’s current challenges and discuss strategies for its recovery.

07 July 2025

Nigerian telecom operators are currently experiencing widespread SIM-related service outages following a directive from the National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) to adopt a new national identity verification platform.

The transition has impacted SIM swaps, replacements, and new activations, leading to technical issues that hinder real-time processes such as SIM registration and number porting.