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- 26 Feb 2025
MTN Group Fintech Announces Payment Alliance with Network in Africa
MTN Group Fintech, described as Africa’s leading mobile financial services provider, has appointed Network International, an enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), as…
- 26 Mar 2025
MTN Group, Airtel Africa Agree to Network Sharing in Uganda and Nigeria
Driven to extend digital and financial inclusion across Africa, MTN Group and Airtel Africa have entered into agreements to share network infrastructure in Uganda and Nigeria, while ensuring…
- 30 Apr 2014
Mobile Operators Collaborate on Interoperability of Mobile Money across Africa
Nine mobile network operators, including Bharti Airtel, Etisalat Group, Millicom, MTN Group, Ooredoo Group, Orange, STC Group, Vodafone Group and Zain Group, have committed to work together to…
- 18 Mar 2014
GSMA, Telcos Partner to Improve Mobile Access across Africa
Senior leaders from eight major mobile operator groups, covering 551 million mobile connections across Africa and the Middle East, plan to cooperate on network infrastructure sharing initiatives that…
- 11 Jun 2024
Airtel Africa Taps Network International for Payments Processing
Airtel Africa, a provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries in Africa, has announced that Network International (Network) the leading enabler of digital…
- 7 Jun 2019
MTN Group launches Africa’s first artificial intelligence service for Mobile Money
MTN Group has announced the launch of Africa’s first Mobile Money (MoMo) artificial intelligence service also known as ‘chatbot’. The chatbot went live in Ivory Coast in May and will be rolled out…
- 25 Feb 2025
Network International Partners with MTN Group to Enhance Digital Payment Solutions Across Africa
Network International, a leading enabler of digital commerce across the Middle East and Africa (MEA), has been appointed as a Payment Processor – Issuing partner for MTN Group Fintech, Africa’s…
- 19 Mar 2021
The Rise Fund to Invest $200m in Airtel Africa’s Mobile Money Business
Airtel Africa has announced the signing of an agreement under which The Rise Fund, the global impact investing platform of leading alternative investment firm TPG, will invest $200 million in Airtel…
- 11 Jul 2016
Additional Speakers for GSMA Mobile 360 Series – Africa
The GSMA on Monday announced additional speakers participating in the 2016 Mobile 360 Series – Africa conference, which will take place 26 – 28 July at the Julius Nyerere International Convention…
- 15 Apr 2014
Eskimi Sponsors Mobile West Africa 2014
Mobile West Africa 2014, the fourth West African edition of the most progressive and interactive mobile focused events in Sub-Saharan Africa, returns to the Four Points by Sheraton, Lagos, Nigeria on…
- 19 Nov 2019
Africa Sees Double Mobile Data Revenue by 2024
Mobile revenue in Africa will rise from $54.31 billion (R804 billion) in 2019, to $67.12 billion (R994 billion) in 2024. This is according to the Africa Digital Outlook 2019 report from market…
- 22 Nov 2018
MTN, Orange Launch Mobile Money Interoperability to Scale up Mobile Financial Services
Two of Africa’s largest mobile operators and mobile money providers, Orange Group and MTN Group, have announced a joint venture, Mowali (mobile wallet interoperability), to enable interoperable…
- 1 Jun 2016
GSMA Announces Speakers for Mobile 360 Series – Africa
The GSMA on Wednesday announced the first speakers for the 2016 Mobile 360 Series – Africa conference. The event will take place 26 – 28 July at the Julius Nyerere International Convention Centre in…
- 12 Oct 2015
Ooredoo, Nokia Seal Deal for Advanced Mobile Broadband Network
Ooredoo Group and Nokia have signed a major framework agreement in Doha to support Ooredoo's long-term development strategy across its footprint in the Middle East, North Africa and Southeast Asia.…
- 12 Oct 2020
Orange Seeks Collaboration to Drive One Africa Network Project
Telecommunications firm Orange, a platinum member of the Smart Africa Alliance, supports the One Africa Network (OAN) project, established to help reduce the cost of communication and keep the…
- 28 May 2026
Bharti Airtel Named Fourth Largest Mobile Network Operator in the World
The top ten mobile network operators in the world account for roughly 3.8 billion subscriptions, about 43 percent of the 8.8 billion mobile lines in service worldwide as of mid-2024. The composition…
- 6 May 2026
GSMA Africa Policy Group Chair Calls for Urgent Tax Reforms to Accelerate Digital Inclusion
Mr. Daddy Mukadi, the Chief Regulatory Officer of Airtel Africa and Chair of GSMA Africa’s Policy Group, has called on African governments to recognise telecommunications as a core economic pillar…
- 24 Feb 2015
Africa's Mobile-Money Market to Hit $1.5Bn by 2019
Sub Saharan Africa is adopting mobile financial services at a pace seen in few other places, presenting banks and mobile network operators (MNOs) with a set of strategic choices that will go a long…
- 11 May 2021
Infosim® Formalize Partnership with MTN Group for Network Quality and Availability with StableNet®
Infosim® GmbH & Co. KG and MTN Group, together with its Operating Company (OpCos) MTN-Nigeria Communications PLC, have announced a strategic alliance for the implementation of StableNet®. Karl…
- 4 Jul 2018
Scoop Network Extends Reach into Africa with Kwesé TV
Africa’s newest entertainment channel Scoop Network Africa will launch on pan-African satellite TV broadcast network Kwesé TV on 26 July 2018. Scoop Network’s program schedule will consist of…
- 29 Feb 2024
MTN, Mastercard Partner to Accelerate Mobile Money Payment Across Africa
Mastercard and MTN Group Fintech have signed an agreement to provide all MTN MoMo customers with payment cards. In a joint statement on Thursday, the companies said a virtual and physical Mastercard…
- 20 Apr 2024
AMN Activates Starlink Cellular Backhaul Connectivity in Nigeria
Africa Mobile Networks Group (AMN) has said that its first of its base stations in Nigeria to connect to SpaceX’s Starlink constellation is now live and using the LEO satellite network for backhaul…
- 6 Sept 2016
Cross-Border Remittance to Boost Mobile Money in Africa - IDC
With around three-quarters of global remittances being sent to developing nations, IT market intelligence firm International Data Corporation (IDC) tips cross-border remittances to become the next…
- 25 Nov 2016
Nigeria Retains Largest Mobile Market in Africa - Ovum
Nigeria has retained the position of the largest mobile market in Africa in terms of subscriptions, with 150.22 million mobile subscriptions at end-2Q 2016, up from 147.94 million a year earlier…
- 7 Mar 2017
Twinpine Partners Afmobi, Offer Brands Premium Mobile Audiences
Twinpine, a Terragon Group Company, Africa’s pioneer and premium mobile marketing company, has recently partnered with Afmobi, a mobile internet business with one of the largest portfolio of products…
- 19 Sept 2024
IFC, Airtel Africa Partner to Increase Access to High-speed Mobile Connectivity in sub-Saharan Africa
IFC has provided new financing to three of Airtel Africa plc's subsidiaries with the aim of bringing high-speed mobile connectivity to more than 37 million subscribers in sub-Saharan Africa. IFC's…
- 19 Feb 2013
AITEC Announces Speakers for Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Conference
Over 30 local and international speakers have confirmed their participation as speakers at this year's AITEC Banking & Mobile Money West Africa Conference, to be held at the Eko Hotel, Lagos over…
- 6 Nov 2017
Mobile Internet Connections in Africa to Reach 1 billion by 2022 - Report
Africa’s mobile internet connections are set to double in the next five years, a study showed on Monday, thanks to affordable smartphones and the roll-out of high-speed networks. A report by research…
- 26 Jun 2019
Skyroam Simo Partners Smile Telecom to Provide Improved Mobile Data Services In Africa
Smile Telecoms, a Pan-African 4GLTE Telecommunications Group has formally entered into partnership with SkyroamSimo, the world's leading mobile Platform as a Service (PaaS) company providing global…
- 31 Jan 2014
Terragon Debuts @ This Year’s Mobile World Congress in Barcelona
Terragon Group, Africa’s leading New Media Company is billed to have an exhibition at the upcoming Global Systems Mobile Association (GSMA) Mobile World Congress holding in Barcelona, Spain from the…