July 2, 2019//-Airtel Africa shares fell as much as 15 percent on Friday after its London stock market debut, hitting a low of 67 pence (about Sh87) against an initial public offering price of 80 pence.
Category: Mobile & Telecoms
MTN Ghana Outperforms Rivals at Industry Awards
Accra, Ghana, July 1, 2019// – MTN Ghana has been adjudged African Telecommunications Company of the Year at 9th Ghana Information Technology and Telecoms Awards (GITTA) held in Accra over the weekend.
Guinea Taps Into Emirati Expertise, Names Government Advisor
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, July 1, 2019/ — The President of Guinea, Alpha Condé, has appointed Dr. Ali Mohammed Al Khouri, who also heads the Arab Federation for Digital Economy, as a special advisor to the Government of Guinea, to benefit from his vast expertise in digital transformation and development.
Terrestrial Fiber Infrastructure Investments Key to Enabling the Growth of Africa’s Digital Economy
Lagos, Nigeria, July 1, 2019/ — Experts at the 2019 ‘Africa Panel Session’ of the International Telecoms Week (ITW), discussed the importance of infrastructure investments in local internet exchanges and terrestrial networks as being instrumental to facilitating the development and growth of Africa’s digital economy.
Standard Chartered Takes Digital Banking To The Next Level
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, June 28, 2019/ — Standard Chartered today announced the launch of its digital bank in Botswana, Zambia and Zimbabwe as part of its digital transformation strategy in Africa.
AirtelTigo Partners Huawei On $30M Network Modernization Project
Accra, Ghana, June 23, 2019// – Telecom operator AirtelTigo is partnering with Huawei Technologies on a US$30 million network modernization project aimed to provide faster internet experience to customers.
Vodacom Group Agrees To Sell Its Angolan Operations, Assets To ITA
Johannesburg South Africa, June 21, 2019//-Vodacom Group today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Internet Technologies Angola (ITA), the largest independent enterprise telecommunications provider in Angola.
Vodafone Ghana, Others To Benefit From Vodacom Business Africa’s Strategic Repositioning
Shameel Joosub, CEO of Vodacom Group Johannesburg, South Africa, June 21, 2019//-Vodacom Group today announced a strategic repositioning of its Vodacom Business Africa operations that will result in three separate share purchase agreements involving its enterprise businesses in Nigeria, Zambia, Angola, Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire.
Ghana Economic Update: Enhancing Financial Inclusion
Accra, Ghana, June 16, 2019 – With the use of innovative technology and approaches, universal financial access is an attainable target in Ghana, according to the latest World Bank economic update for the country.
MTN Ghana Mentors Young Entrepreneurs
Accra, Ghana, June 13, 2019//-MTN Ghana today mentored over 25 young Ghanaian entrepreneurs operating in various sectors of the country’s economy, as part of activities to mark this year’s 21 Days of Y’ello Care Challenge in the country.