MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita and Abdulsalam Haykal, Syria’s minister of communications and IT, at MWC. (Image supplied by MTN) MTN Group has moved to formalise its exit from the Middle Eastern country of Syria. In a statement today, the South African-based telecommunications giant says MTN Group president and CEO Ralph Mupita met with Syrian…
The Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), in partnership with the ECOWAS Commission and the German Development Cooperation (GIZ), has provided professional capacity enhancement training to 500 journalists across West Africa. The participants were drawn from Benin, Carbo Verde, Cote d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo, and Nigeria. Implemented…
The effects of Africa’s richest city running dry would be disastrous for its residents, the country’s economy and the continent. African leaders recently adopted a visionary plan to transform water from a source of vulnerability into a foundation for prosperity. Part of the plan’s success depends on major regions and cities leading the way. But…
Oil prices held steady Wednesday, after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the Trump administration will provide support to oil tankers transiting the Persian Gulf and announce more measures in the coming days. U.S. crude oil rose 12 cents, or 0.16%, to $74.68 per barrel by 9:46 a.m. ET. Global benchmark Brent was up 37 cents,…
MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita Syria has launched an international tender for a new mobile network operator licence to replace MTN Syria, the ministry of communications & IT said on Wednesday. The new licence paves the way for the formal exit of MTN Group after the mobile operator abandoned its operations in Syria in 2021….
The British government announced Tuesday that it would stop issuing education visas to nationals from Afghanistan, Cameroon, Myanmar and Sudan and work visas for Afghans as part of its broader clampdown on asylum seekers. The Home Office said there had been a surge in asylum applications by students from those countries and almost 135,000 asylum…
“Terrifying are the weaknesses of power”. African proverb You just knew they would not turn tail and get back to the US empty-handed. All those ships and planes and everything else that can destroy a country’s critical infrastructure and terminate its leadership massed against a country, Iran. Still, Iran negotiated between being beheaded or being…
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Apple has officially expanded its latest smartphone family with the introduction of the iPhone 17e. Maintaining the $599 entry price of its predecessor, this year’s “budget” model receives significant internal upgrades, most notably the A19 chip. This processor parity ensures that the 17e fully supports the Apple Intelligence suite, bringing flagship-level AI tools to Apple’s…
FIFA President, Gianni Infantino, marked a 100 days to the kicks off of the World Cup 2026, with a strong message of unity, size, and historical value yesterday. In a video message, the FIFA President highlighted the importance of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in the United States of America, Canada,…
