All our stories, in order, Dakar time (GMT).
Saturday 12 September
Three days of work in Abidjan, 200 decision-makers, 77 artificial intelligence use cases selected for government, agriculture and health. The country wants to move from strategy to projects.
Friday 11 September
In Seoul, 45 African countries and the African Development Bank adopted a 2027–2028 action plan with Korea. On the agenda: training, data centres and cloud credits for start-ups.
Wednesday 9 September
After GaindeSat-1A in 2024, Senegalese engineers are assembling GaindeSat-1B, a nanosatellite for environmental observation. The next ones are to be built near Dakar.
Tuesday 8 September
Villages of fewer than 2,000 people are targeted. Operators have 18 months to cover them, with money from the universal service fund financed by their own revenue.
Friday 4 September
Less than four years after its commercial launch, the operator claims more than 3,500 sites and coverage of 60% of the population. It is now aiming to break even.
Thursday 3 September
The country’s largest bulk water supplier confirmed on 3 September an incident affecting some of its IT systems. Treatment, quality and supply are operating normally, according to the state-owned company.
Wednesday 2 September
The ride-hailing service, which arrived in Lagos in 2014, stopped operating in both countries on 2 September. It remains in South Africa, Egypt, Ghana and Kenya.
Thursday 16 July
About $1.4 billion raised in the first half of 2026, as a year earlier, but in 146 rounds against 252. The money is concentrating on a few established companies, and acquisitions are doubling.
Monday 30 March
The group plans to offer satellite connectivity directly on ordinary smartphones in 14 African countries, starting with rural areas of West and Central Africa.
Wednesday 10 December
With Eutelsat, Sonatel has offered satellite internet since December at 30,000 CFA francs a month for households. The operator is also announcing a million more fibre connections by 2028.
Friday 5 December
The budget of the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy devotes nearly 60% of its funds to investment: sovereign cloud, digital identity, network coverage and online public services.