Orange is a significant operator in Africa, especially the Francophone north and west regions, but has not deployed commercial 5G there, until now. Its first 5G market on the continent is Botswana in southern Africa. The operator plans to launch 5G in six other markets in the Middle East and Africa next year, as long as regulators and spectrum allocations allow, and is focusing heavily on fixed wireless access (FWA) as a way to expand broadband services to larger populations. The first launch of 2023 is expected to be in Jordan, followed by Ivory Coast and Senegal. The Botswana network is running in 3.5 GHz spectrum. The CEO of Orange Botswana, Néné Maiga ,said the 5G service reaches 30% of…