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Eutelsat Selected by RCS Ghana for DTH Broadcast

Eutelsat Communications (NYSE Euronext which has become a new DTH hotspot Sub-Saharan coverage of over 40 African
Paris: ETL) has secured a multi-year for Sub-Saharan Africa with some of the countries.” Nicolas Baravalle, Regional
contract with RCS Ghana to provide fastest growth rates in the region. Mr. Vice President, Sub Saharan Africa of
capacity for the broadcast of its DTH Hamza Tanko, Chairman and CEO of RCS Eutelsat said: “We are proud to support
bouquet bringing content to viewers in Ghana: “We are delighted to partner with RCS Ghana in rolling out this high quality
Ghana and beyond. RCS will use Ku- Eutelsat for the broadcast of the RCS DTH content offering. This contract reflects
Band band capacity on EUTELSAT 7B bouquet, delivering exceptional content the buoyancy of the Ghanaian broadcast
to broadcast its fast growing free-to- to viewers in Ghana and beyond, and market, the attraction of the unparalleled
air DTH bouquet comprising SD and HD enabling the broadcast of any channel in coverage of our 7° East neighborhood and
channels to the Ghanaian market and over Ghana in high quality and at compelling Eutelsat’s expertise in the African market.
40 other countries in Africa. The 7° East rates. The 7° East position is ideal to serve We look forward to a long and fruitful
neighborhood is a key orbital position the Ghanaian market and EUTELSAT 7B collaboration”
for regional TV channels. Over 500 TV offers consistent coverage and signal
channels already broadcast from 7° East power all over Ghana as well as complete

Facebook Pushing Coronavirus Information
Centre Across Africa

Facebook is expanding its Coronavirus COVID-19.” The new countries where Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. The
Information Centre to 24 more countries Facebook is launching the Coronavirus Coronavirus Information Centre is already
in Africa in a bid to deliver news from Information Centre are: Botswana, Burundi, in place in the following sub-Sahara African
trusted health authorities. The Coronavirus Central African Republic, Comoros, Congo, countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon,
(COVID-19) Information Centre is featured Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Cape Verde, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Ethiopia,
at the top of News Feed and provides a Eswatini, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Lesotho, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania,
central place for people to keep informed Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Mauritius, Nigeria, Senegal, Seychelles,
about the Coronavirus. It includes real- Namibia, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, South Africa, The Democratic Republic of
time updates from national official sources, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tanzania, Congo (DRC) and Togo.
regional and global organizations such as
the Africa Centre for Disease Control and
the World Health Organization, as well as
helpful resources - articles, videos and
posts - and tips about social distancing
and preventing the spread of COVID-19.
Facebook users can opt-in to the Centre
to get notifications and see updates in
their News Feed from official government,
regional or global health authorities.
Facebook’s Director of Public Policy, Africa,
Kojo Boakye, says: “Facebook is supporting
the public health community’s work
across the world to keep all communities
informed during the coronavirus
pandemic. We are happy to provide nearly
every country in Sub-Saharan Africa with
its own Information Centre so people
across the continent have a central place
to find authoritative information around

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