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Since Saturday, December 3, the SMS service from all operators in the country was suspended. It is no longer possible to send short messages across the country, as Adolphe Lumanu, Deputy Prime Minister of the Interior decided. This precautionary measure is intended to preserve public order so that the electoral process is completed in good conditions. No ending date has yet be announced.

Orange will launch "Facebook" mobile by the end of 2011 in Africa. In fact, these mobiles consist in easy to use Alcatel devices with a special touch "Facebook".

This key allows fast access to the social network. But also, some features of the phon such as camera or address book are also linked to the social network. The offer of Orange accompanying mobile include unlimited access to Facebook.

Orange and Western Union join in the Orange Money service, offering mobile payment operator Orange.

This cooperation will enable Orange to expand its offer of mobile banking, as customers can get their international money transfers directly to their mobile Orange Money account.

The operator already has over three million subscribers to the service. Building on this success, his intention is to extend it to all of its subsidiaries on the continent.

The manufacturing mobile giant Nokia is interested in Africa and especially in Senegal. The manufacturer has the intention to invest in the mobile application market in the country.

Noting that the vast majority of distributed applications on the continent only offer european content, Nokia intends to take into account African realities by developing a suitable offer: local news by and for locals.

With the development of 3G in Africa and the success of social networks like Facebook in Africa, the mobile phone is much more than just make calls. Nokia shows its intention to position itself in this new market in Africa.

Nigerians mobile subscribers are the fifth largest users of Opera Mini. According to StatCounter, their number grew by 25% between 2010 and 2011 and is higher than countries like the United States and China.

With 93 million subscribers, the Nigerian market is the largest in Africa. Users browses especially on social sites like Facebook and check their emails on Yahoo or Hotmail. The move to 3G of some operators in the country will further increase their number.

Airtel has officially launched its 3G network in the Congo. The announcement was made ​​on 25 October in Brazzaville, the capital. Now, there will be many new services to subscribers of Airtel: downloading music, television, internet faster, etc. ... The Indian subsidiary of Bharti Airtel plans to take the technological leadership into the market.

In Gabon, Airtel is still negotiating with the authorities and things are progressing quite well: the operator has signed on 4 October an agreement with Artel which allows access to 3G.

The operator Orange is expanding its range of mobile banking services. In fact, Cie customers will soon be able to pay their electricity bills by using Orange Money, directly from their mobile phone.

No more queues and potential for delay, with its mobile banking solution Orange Money, Orange intends to facilitate the live of its subscribers. The partnership between the two economic actors is being signed and the option will be available in the coming weeks.

The African continent now has 616 million mobile subscribers according to the latest survey of semptembre 2011. It then goes to the second position, behind Asia in the ranking of the most connected.

Still fourth at the end of 2010, the continent has seen the number of subscribers rapidly increase, this for a number of factors including: increasing competition among operators, the emergence of new challengers, the evolution of the population and the low cost of acquisition of devices.

If this growth continues, the continent will have a penetration rate of mobile of around 87% by 2016. He will become the first area in numbers of subscribers. Being the most populous country in the continent, Nigeria is also the one who has the most subscriptions.

The government of Zimbabwe has reached an agreement with Apple to create a common enterprise. The joint-venture will offer a "School Box" to the most remote rural schools. This box will include an iPad, a micro-projector and solar panels to power the devices.

The government's desire is to overcome the lack of infrastructure and reduce the digital bridge between rural and urban areas by providing a simple, fun and easy to use device. The first tablets should be distributed by the beginning of 2012.