Ugandan tower firm bags US$40m investment for rural expansion

The World Bank has pledged US$100 million to fund a new project that promises to speed up development of Zambia’s digital infrastructure and narrow the digital divide.

Burkina Faso is planning to extend mobile and internet services to 1,000 remote areas over the next three years. These areas, known as ‘white zones’, are regions without access to telephony and internet services.

Zegtel, a new Nigerian mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), has announced plans to invest about US$21.8 million over the next five years to expand mobile connectivity across the country.