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.
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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.
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04 July 2025

Telecom Egypt, in collaboration with SubCom, has announced the successful landing of the SEA-ME-WE-6 cable system at two key sites in Egypt: Port Said on the Mediterranean coast and Ras Ghareb on the Red Sea.
This milestone marks a significant step in expanding regional and global connectivity, supporting the growing demand for high-capacity and resilient telecommunications infrastructure.
Find out more03 July 2025

Kenya’s mobile money sector experienced notable growth in the first quarter of 2025, with subscriptions rising by 7.3% to reach 45.4 million users, according to the latest data from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA).
The agency’s Third Quarter Sector Statistics Report for the 2024/2025 financial year, covering January to March 2025, revealed that this expansion has pushed the country’s mobile money penetration rate to 86.6%.
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