Togo Becomes a Full Member of the African Telecommunications Union (ATU) for Enhanced Connectivity and Development

2023-07-03 10:51:00 (Agence Ecofin) – Created in 1999, the ATU aims to promote the rapid development of ICTs in Africa in order to achieve universal access and total connectivity between the countries of the continent. The organization has 51 member states and 61 associate members, including telecom operators. Togo will become a full member of … Read more

Roaming data at no extra cost, T-Mobile has done it

2023-06-22 20:43:29 (Ecofin Agency) – The telecommunications company T-Mobile, a subsidiary of the operator Deutsche Telekom, is preparing to launch data roaming at no additional cost in 100 countries including the United States. The new unlimited package (SMS, voice and data) allows subscribers to use their Smartphones for data in all these countries. In other … Read more

“Russia’s Plans to Abolish Visa Regime with Islamic World and Asian Countries: Latest Updates and News”

2023-05-18 20:40:58 Russia is working on abolishing the visa regime with a number of countries in the Islamic world, Russian Presidential Special Envoy for the Middle East and Africa and Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Mikhail said on Thursday. Bogdanov. “A work is in progress. Overall, our intention is to abolish the visa regime. It is … Read more

Audrina Patridge’s niece dies aged 15 as The Hills star pays emotional tribute

Audrina Patridge announced the death of her ‘beautiful’ niece Sadie on Tuesday – just nine days after the teenager turned 15. The former The Hills star, 37, shared a heartbreaking tribute to her beloved niece and a montage of photos taken with Sadie over the years. She wrote: ‘My heart hurts to even write this. My … Read more

BP will study the possibility of establishing a new green hydrogen production facility in Egypt

(Ecofin Agency) – Britain’s BP said on December 8 that it had signed a memorandum of understanding with the Egyptian government under which it will study the possibility of establishing a new green hydrogen production facility in the country. As part of the MoU, BP will carry out several studies to assess the technical and … Read more

the FCFA lost 24% of its value against the Guinean franc between August 2021 and August 2022

(Agence Ecofin) – According to the BCEAO, the FCFA depreciated by 4.7% against all other West African currencies in August 2022, on an annual basis. But of all these currencies, it is the Guinean franc which garnered the most value against the currency of the WAEMU countries over the period studied. The FCFA depreciated by … Read more

8 African countries significantly increased their fossil fuel spending in 2021

(Ecofin Agency) – In launching the energy transition plan last week, the Nigerian federal authorities considered natural gas, a fossil fuel, as a transition energy on which they are also counting to ensure their energy security. In an analysis released Monday, August 29, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the International Energy … Read more