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Africa
Facebook outlines plans to grow its African Ecosystem at AfricaCom 2016
Facebook had a strong presence at AfricaCom 2016 in Cape Town, in line with its commitment to fostering a strong…
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News
Facebook partner Airtel Africa to launch Internet.org Free Basics in Nigeria
Yesterday, Facebook announced that it has partnered with Airtel Africa to launch Internet.org Free Basics in Nigeria. The free Basics offers…
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Internet
Satellite operator SES reveals Facebook order for African satellite capacity
SES, one of the world’s leading satellite fleet operators announced that Facebook’s Internet.org has leased capacity on three in-orbit SES…
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Internet
Facebook and Eutelsat to deliver internet across Africa by satellite
We’ve reported here several times about Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook’s intentions to connect more people to the internet, but details of…
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News
Facebook Renames Internet.org to “Free Basics”
Social networking giant Facebook is rebranding its Internet.org programme, which was in the midst of a controversy over alleged violation…
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Features
Facebook’s Internet.org seeks ties with Kenyan telcos
Facebook last month called on Safaricom, Airtel and Telkom Kenya to partner with it so that they can benefit from…
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Features
One year in: How Facebook’s Internet.org Free Basic Services are bringing people online
Facebook is celebrating the one-year anniversary of the introduction of the Internet.org app by hosting a Developer Day at iHub in Nairobi,…
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Digital Impulse
Is some Internet better than no Internet?
In 2013, Facebook partnered with a number of multinationals to launch a project they claimed was going to connect the…
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News
Facebook takes Internet.org to Senegal
Facebook, has announced that Senegal is the next place where Internet.org will be launching. The launch will include more than a dozen…
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Social Media
Facebook’s internet.org expands to Malawi
As good a cause as it is, Internet.org recently came under pressure for allegedly violating India’s net neutrality laws — something…
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