09 June 2025

Algeria Telecom plans to leverage micro-enterprises financed and supported by the National Microcredit Management Agency (ANGEM) to provide services such as trench digging, cable laying, and network maintenance. To facilitate this collaboration, a database of qualified and available companies will be shared between the two institutions, streamlining coordination and networking.

Algeria Telecom seeks to enhance the quality and coverage of its fibre network, especially in regions often underserved by larger providers. By relying on local stakeholders who are more familiar with the terrain, the company aims to reduce delivery times and costs. For ANGEM, this partnership offers an opportunity to boost employment and ensure the sustainability of micro-enterprises created through microcredit.

09 June 2025

Burkina Faso's Electronic Communications and Postal Regulatory Authority (ARCEP) has introduced additional obligations for Orange, designated as a ‘powerful operator’ in the country's mobile telephony market. These new measures aim to regulate Orange’s business practices to better protect consumers and foster fair competition.

The obligations focus on enhancing transparency and objectivity in managing mobile offers. Operators are now required to provide consumers with clear, detailed, and easily understandable information about their services, including real-time notifications of balances and usage. They must improve the clarity of their offers, eliminate ambiguities in pricing, and adhere to strict billing rules, such as prioritizing the use of short-term accounts, avoiding the systematic deletion of unused balances at offer expiration, and offering a grace period during renewals.