| RNP using drones to educate public on preventive measures - 12/04/2020 |
| Rwanda National Police (RNP) |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Rwanda (Republic of) |
| Rwanda National Police (RNP) has added drones to other existing methods to raise awareness and spread information in neighborhoods to educate the public about the prevention of COVID-19. |
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| Lancement Officiel du Télétravail dans l’Administration Publique - 09/04/2020 |
| Ministère de l’Economie Numérique et de la Poste |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Côte d'Ivoire (Republic of) |
| Pour lutter efficacement contre la pandémie du COVID-19, par le respect notamment des mesures barrières édictées par le Gouvernement de Côte d’Ivoire, le Ministre de l’Economie Numérique et de la Poste, Monsieur Mamadou SANOGO, avait préconisé le télétravail. Pour la matérialisation de cette mesure digitale, le Ministère de l’Economie Numérique et de la Poste en lien avec l’Agence Nationale du Se (...) |
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| PUBLIC ADVISORY ON THE PURPORTED LINK BETWEEN COVID-19 AND 5G - 09/04/2020 |
| UGANDA COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Uganda (Republic of) |
| The Commission issued a press statement on "the purported link between COVID-19 and 5G". This was in response to the fake news that was being shared on social media platforms implying that there was a correlation between 5G and the spread of COVID-19. This public advisory highlighted basic fundamental information on the electromagnetic spectrum from which radio waves are part; as well as the non- (...) |
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| Get involved and reference your solidarity initiative on the official COVID-19 website in Benin - 08/04/2020 |
| Government |
| TELECOM/ICT Policy Makers and Regulators | Africa | Benin (Republic of) |
| Many public and private initiatives have been helping to curb the COVID-19 pandemic in Benin for the past few weeks.In order to highlight them and encourage more people to take initiatives, the section entitled "Solidarity initiatives" is deployed on the official pandemic web portal in Benin at http://www.gouv.bj/coronavirus/initiatives/. |
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| Onatel makes certain payments using cash transfer app free - 08/04/2020 |
| Onatel |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | Africa | Burkina Faso |
| Onatel is making all cash transfers for water and electricity bills available at no additional in-app cost through their cash transfer app, Mobicash. They are also taking out all additional charges on commission payments for all produce traders, as well as increasing the overall monthly payment allowance through their Mobicash app. |
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| Airtel Nigeria pledges $4.9 million dollars in relief effort for Coronavirus and provides free data and SMS messages - 08/04/2020 |
| Airtel Nigeria |
| TELECOM/ICT Operators and Service Providers | Africa | Nigeria (Federal Republic of) |
| Telecom giant Airtel Nigeria has pledged $4.9 million dollars to help curb the spread of the Coronavirus. The sum will be notably spent on provisions of an isolation centre or any required medical facility, as well as over 100,000 respirator masks. On the telecommunications front, they are making SMS messages free for all customers across their network, on top of free data for customers to access (...) |
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