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August 16, 2021

The branches will extend 2Africa’s connectivity to the Seychelles, the Comoros Islands, and Angola, and bring a new landing to south-east Nigeria JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 16, 2021/ — The 2Africa consortium, comprised of China Mobile International, Facebook (www.Facebook.com), MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, stc, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, announced today the addition of […]

July 5, 2021

The new fibre network will help connect East and West Africa by land and improve internet access for millions of people LONDON, United Kingdom, July 5, 2021/ — Liquid Technologies (www.Liquid.Tech) and Facebook announced a partnership to build an extensive long haul and metro fibre network in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that […]

June 23, 2021

It focuses on digital news gathering, verification and reporting, and publishing on social media JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, June 23, 2021/ — The Facebook Journalism Project has partnered with Reuters to launch a free online training programme for Journalists, called the Reuters Digital Journalism Course (https://bit.ly/3qlA8R1). The Project works with publishers around the world […]

June 4, 2021

Colombo, June 4, 2021 – Facebook and The Asia Foundation have partnered to launch The Resiliency Initiative website which provides civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Asia Pacific with the resources they need to create a positive narrative and combat hate and intolerance online. The website has tools and guides to help […]

June 3, 2021

COLOMBO, 03 June 2021 – Facebook has successfully completed the first two phases of the Digital Saubhagya program in Sri Lanka. It was implemented in collaboration with the government of Sri Lanka, civil society organizations, and various trade bodies to help small businesses recover and transform. Small businesses are the backbone of […]

May 18, 2021

18th May, 2021, Colombo: The Facebook Journalism Project and Reuters have partnered to launch an online training program, Reuters Digital Journalism Course. The program aims to support journalists in nine countries across the Asia Pacific, including Sri Lanka, to build a strong foundation in digital reporting and editing. “Facebook is proud to […]

April 28, 2021

Colombo, 27 April 2021 – Facebook has partnered with the Health Promotion Bureau (HPB) of the Ministry of Health in Sri Lanka to announce a campaign to help people get vaccinated and increase vaccination intent as access to the COVID-19 vaccine expands in the country. Through this initiative, Facebook is taking several […]

April 27, 2021

The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Facebook have partnered to help global destinations make use of the power of digital marketing as they look to welcome tourists back safely. Over the past year, the United Nations specialized agency for tourism has been supporting its Member States on a series of initiatives relating […]

April 5, 2021

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JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, April 5, 2021 Throughout the Covid-19 pandemic Facebook (www.Facebook.com) has been working to connect people to accurate information and reduce misinformation on its platforms. Last month it announced the biggest worldwide campaign (https://bit.ly/3cGJamf) to promote authoritative information about Covid-19 vaccines – working to remove false vaccine claims, reduce distribution of inaccurate […]

April 5, 2021

April 2 2021, Colombo: Facebook has introduced a new tool to give more control to users over what they share to News Feed by managing who can comment on their public posts. Now Sri Lankan public figures, creators, and brands can choose to limit their commenting audience in order to engage in […]

2Africa Consortium Announces New Cable Branches

Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Facebook Partner to Build a Fibre Network in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Facebook Partners with Reuters to launch free online course for journalists

Facebook and The Asia Foundation launch website to promote tolerance in Sri Lanka

Facebook helps Sri Lankan small businesses benefit from the power of digital tools

Facebook Journalism Project and Reuters launch digital journalism course in Sri Lanka

Facebook partners with HPB of Ministry of Health to support vaccine rollout in Sri Lanka

UNWTO and Fcaebook partner to support member states to leverage digital marketing to restart tourism

Facebook is launching a new campaign in partnership with the WHO called ‘Together Against Covid-19 Misinformation’_

Facebook users to have more control over their News Feed