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Tanzania:
Huawei Counters Bogus Handsets
Citizen, 26 February 2016
Huawei Tanzania has opened shops in the city that are specifically designed to help the communications regulator in fighting the influx of fake and substandard handsets in the… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Tigo Joins Regulator in Campaign Against Using Counterfeit Phones
Citizen, 17 February 2016
As the deadline for automatically switching off all counterfeit mobile phones gets closer, Tigo yesterday joined the sector's regulator in creating awareness over the dangers of… Read more »
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Tanzania:
Protecting Consumers From Substandard Phones
Daily News, 10 February 2016
Mobile phones have basic communication tools, used not only for phone calls, but also for accessing the Internet, camera, keeping records, and money transfer. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Telecom Acts Against Fake Devices
Daily News, 17 February 2016
Members of the public, particularly users of mobile phones, have been cautioned against using counterfeit and substandard handsets that have been put on notice by the Tanzania… Read more »
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Nigeria:
'Not All China Made Phones Are Bad'
Guardian, 10 February 2016
Chinese original equipment manufacturer (OEM) Konka telecoms recently launched some of its mobile phone series into the Nigerian market in a bid to deepen competition in the mobile… Read more »
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Africa:
Hazards of Fake Phones Exposed
Citizen, 28 January 2016
When the Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) announced plans to switch off all fake and substandard phones, some might have thought the decision was unwarranted. Read more »
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Kenya:
Standards Agency Says New Rules to Curb Fake Goods
Nation, 26 January 2016
The new rules on exports will help net fake products coming into the country and boost efforts to rid the country of sub-standard goods, the Kenya Bureau of Standards has said. Read more »
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East Africa:
Samsung and Anti-Counterfeit Agency Enhance Fight Against Counterfeits
CIO, 4 January 2016
Samsung Electronics East Africa and the Anti-Counterfeit Agency (ACA) are stepping up their efforts to counter sales of fake and non-genuine products by encouraging consumers to… Read more »
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Kenya:
Use Technology to Counter Fake Goods
The Star, 9 December 2015
Despite an elaborate legal and institutional framework, counterfeiting is still rampant in Kenya. From food items to drugs, phones and cosmetics, almost every product in the market… Read more »
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Kenya:
Up the Fight On Fake Goods
Nation, 7 December 2015
The recent raid in which fake mobile phones and accessories worth Sh100 million were seized is just a tip of the iceberg. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Fake Goods Cause Economic Losses
Daily News, 22 October 2015
The impact of counterfeit and substandard goods, invariably, hurts the economy occasioning dwindling government revenues. Read more »
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Tanzania:
Tecno Struggles to Curb Fake Products
Daily News, 12 October 2015
TECNO Mobile Limited has urged its customers to buy its products from authorised dealers to avoid counterfeit products in the market. Read more »
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Tanzania:
FCC Seizes 1.3 Million/ - Counterfeit Goods in Mwanza
Daily News, 21 September 2015
The Fair Competitions Commission (FCC) has seized 5,540 packets of counterfeit 'SuperMax' razor blades, 2,793 tins of counterfeit Kiwi, 35 counterfeit mobile phones (TECNO and… Read more »
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Nigeria:
SON Decries Increase in Fake Mobile Phones
Vanguard, 17 September 2015
The Standard Organisation of Nigeria, SON, yesterday frowned at the continued surge in fake ICT products in the Nigerian market. Read more »
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Nigeria:
Mobile Devices Counterfeiting Poses Great Economic Danger to Nigeria, NCC Says
Daily Trust, 14 September 2015
Nigeria is losing billions of naira in revenue due to mobile devices counterfeiting, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has said. Read more »