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Latest Telecoms News about Congo
Africa's first smartphone unveiled in Republic of Congo
What is said to be the first smartphone designed by an African company has been shown off in the Republic of Congo....
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Gadget makers forced to look at links to Congo war
Pitfalls seen in law forcing gadget makers to check whether metals come from war-torn Congo...
Related Tags: coltan, tantalum
Vodacom's Congo Shareholder Dispute Goes to Arbitration
The dispute between Vodacom and its local partner in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has deteriorated with Vodacom now initiating arbitration proceedings under ICC rules in Brussels....
Related Tags: vodacom, icc, congolese-wireless-networks, international-court-of-arbitration
Vodacom Q3 Revenues Up 6% Year-on-Year
South Africa based Vodacom has reported a 6% rise in group revenues for the last three months of 2009, to R15.43 billion (US$2 billion), with continued robust performance in South Africa offsetting revenue declines in Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....
Related Tags: vodacom, africa, rica, termination
Congo Awards 4th Mobile License
The Republic of Congo is reported to have awarded a fourth mobile operating license to a subsidiary of Bahrain-based Bintel....
Related Tags: bintel, equateur-telecom--congo
Vodacom Faces Lawsuit in Democratic Republic of the Congo
South Africa based Vodacom has revealed a potential dispute with its partner in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) that it says could affect its relationship in that country....
Related Tags: vodacom, congolese-wireless-networks, africa, court
From Mine to Mobile Phone: The Conflict Minerals Supply Chain
The scramble for minerals did not spark the conflict in eastern Congo, but war profiteering has become the fuel that keeps the region aflame and lies beneath the surface of major regional tensions, notes a strategy paper released by the Enough Project at the Center for American Progress....
Related Tags: coltan, tantalum, gorillas
Rights group: Companies fuel Congo conflict
Some companies that source minerals in electronics such as mobile phones and computers purchase the materials from traders who work with rebels and soldiers who exploit civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo,...
Related Tags: coltan, tantalum, gorillas
Vodacom Seeking Expansion Opportunities in Africa
Vodafone is expected to use Vodacom as its vehicle to expand into developing markets in Africa now that it has secured control of the company. ...
Related Tags: vodafone, vodacom, satellite, telkom, landline, gateway-communications, africa
Telecoms Charity Sends Aid to Congo
In an effort to support the agencies of the United Nations and non governmental organizations, a team of emergency telecommunications specialists was deployed from Telecoms Sans Frontieres (TSF) headquarters in France to the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
Related Tags: pccw, rsa, ict, itu, vodafone, telecoms-sans-frontieres, tsf, satellite, united-nations, emergency, army
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