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Liquid Telecom selected as regional partner for MIT’s 2019 Inclusive Innovation Challenge to address digital economy disparities across Africa

April 16, 2019

Liquid Telecom, the leading pan-African telecoms group, is proud to be the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s (MIT) official partner for the 2019 Inclusive Innovation…

Liquid Telecom expands availability of Microsoft Azure in Africa

March 14, 2019

Liquid Telecom, the leading pan-African telecoms group and Microsoft Gold Partner, has announced the availability of Microsoft Azure across its pan-African network, approaching 70,000km and…

Liquid Telecom secures first customer, MTN, for 4G roaming in South Africa

March 1, 2019

Liquid Telecom South Africa, part of the leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, has secured its first customer MTN, to offer 4G roaming to…

Liquid Telecom receives $180m investment from CDC Group Plc

December 14, 2018

Liquid Telecom has reached an agreement with CDC Group Plc, the UK’s development finance institution, to invest $180m with the company. This investment will…

Liquid Telecom named Best African Wholesale Carrier for 7th consecutive year at Global Carrier Awards

October 26, 2018

Liquid Telecom was named as the Best African Wholesale Carrier for a record seventh year at The Global Carrier Awards ceremony in London…

Liquid Telecom appoints Wellington Makamure as new Regional CEO of Southern Africa

October 15, 2018

Liquid Telecom has appointed Wellington Makamure as the new Regional CEO of Southern Africa, placing him in charge of four key markets in the…

Liquid Telecom delivers first Microsoft ExpressRoute within Africa

July 31, 2018

Liquid Telecom has delivered the first Microsoft ExpressRoute service peering in Africa – offering customers better performance, tighter security and lower latency. Microsoft ExpressRoute,…

Liquid Telecom appoints Stephane Duproz to head Africa Data Centres

July 24, 2018

Africa Data Centres (ADC) has named Stephane Duproz as its new Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective immediately. Part of the Liquid Telecom Group, ADC…

Liquid Telecom named as Microsoft Gold Partner for cloud productivity

July 5, 2018

Pan-African telecoms group, Liquid Telecom, has announced that it is now a Gold Partner for Cloud Productivity in Microsoft’s Partner Network programme. This prestigious…

Raha Liquid Telecom to host first cloud event of its kind in Tanzania

June 28, 2018

Liquid Telecom in partnership with Microsoft is hosting its 4th Azure Accelerator Conference in Dar es Salaam on 29 June 2018 to improve and accelerate the…

Press Release: Liquid Telecom partners with Serianu to tighten pan-African cybersecurity

April 25, 2018

Liquid Telecom and Serianu, a pan-African cybersecurity specialist firm, have announced a new partnership to improve cybersecurity standards and practices across Africa. The partnership…

Zambia eSports Team Gematrix win big at Pan-African Mortal Kombat XL Tournament

April 9, 2018

Two Zambian eSports gamers have done the country proud by winning big at the Pro Series Gaming Tournament in Nairobi, Kenya. Justin Banda won…

CEC Liquid Telecom invests in youth education to drive Zambia’s digital future

November 22, 2017

Pupils at Mpulungu Day Secondary School received 15 computers in a joint donation between Honourable Freedom Sikazwe, MP and CEC Liquid Telecom last month….

Drones for all: The rising need for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Kenya and the region

November 21, 2017

By Ben Roberts, Chief Technical Officer at Liquid Telecom. By 2022, the airspace will be busier with Flying Mini Robots as the number of…

A proposal to stop African governments shutting down the internet

April 20, 2017

An AfriNIC proposal by Andrew Alston and Ben Roberts of Liquid Telecom and Fiona Asonga of TESPOK to tackle the recent spate of internet…

Press Release: Agreement marks Liquid Telecom’s entrance in Tanzanian market

December 14, 2016

Liquid Telecom has received the final regulatory approval to close its latest transaction in Tanzania and has become the majority stakeholder of Raha, Tanzania’s…

Liquid Telecom named TMT Growth Story of the Year

December 5, 2016

Liquid Telecom was selected as best Growth Story of the year at the TMT Finance World Congress Awards 2016 on 30th November, 2016 in…

Press Release: Liquid Telecom wins Best African Wholesale Carrier at Global Carriers Award

November 9, 2016

At the annual Global Carrier Awards in Paris, Liquid Telecom was named Best African Wholesale Carrier for the fifth consecutive year, with the company…

Bandwidth wars in Zambia – The digging is not yet over!

April 21, 2016

A turf war to lay fiber-optic cables directly to homes in Zambia’s largest cities is delivering faster speeds and cheaper prices. Several companies are…

Day 1 of ZICTA’s ICT Business Forum 2015

October 8, 2015

Scheduled to begin at 8 am but only kicking off at almost 10 while we waited for the Minister (of Transport, Works and Supply…