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Orange launches Djoliba fibre backbone in West Africa
2020-11-11 09:58:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Orange and its subsidiaries have announced the commercial launch of Djoliba, the first pan-West African fibre backbone. It is based on a terrestrial fibre optic network coupled with undersea cables and aims to meet growing needs for connectivity in the region. It connects the capitals of Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Nigeria and Senegal, each of which are natively interconnected with their domestic networks, centralising connectivity access for operators and companies.
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Airtel Africa plans tower sales to reduce USD 3.5 bln debt
2020-11-09 09:55:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Airtel Africa plans to sell about 4,500 telecommunication towers in five countries including Tanzania and Madagascar to help reduce USD 3.5 billion of debt and prepare for bond repayments, Bloomberg reported. The operator is also disposing of mobile masts in Gabon, Malawi and Chad, CEO Raghunath Mandava told Bloomberg in an interview. Mandava said Airtel is constantly seeking to bring down debt, and prefers to do so even faster with the tower deals.
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Airtel Africa moves to offload 4,500 towers
2020-11-06 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Airtel Africa has today announced plans to sell around 4,500 telecoms towers in a bid to accelerate the reduction of its $3.5 billion in debt. The towers are spread throughout five countries – Tanzania, Madagascar, Chad, Gabon, and Malawi – and will reportedly be leased back to Airtel after their sale…read more on TotalTele.com »
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Breaking the Barriers on Battery Recycling and E-Waste in Africa
2020-11-05 16:08:00| Waste Age
Barriers to entry exist in nearly every market, some more than others. For e-waste, these obstacles could be significant as the transportation of hazardous waste from one country to another presents a myriad of risks and hazards. Netherlands-based
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CANAL+ extends satellite agreements with SES for Europe and Africa
2020-10-29 10:40:10| Digital TV News
SES and CANAL+ have signed agreements for satellite capacity across three geographies, strengthening the companies longstanding partnership and underlining the importance of satellite in delivering premium content to more than 10 million subscribers.
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