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- 28 Jun 2013
Airtel Sets Regional Trend with Salary Payments
Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, is emerging as one of the most preferred financial services providers in the…
- Telecom17 Aug 2026
Airtel Africa Emerges First Operator in Africa to Commercially Launch Starlink Mobile
Airtel Africa and Starlink have launched satellite-to-mobile service in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), marking the first commercial deployment in Africa. The service enables Airtel customers with compatible smartphones to access connectivity in non-terrestrial areas wherever they can see the sky.
- 17 Nov 2022
Airtel Africa Delivers FIFA World Cup 2022™ Matches to Subscribers on the go
Airtel Africa has launched a new content package that will provide exclusive, live access to all FIFA World Cup 2022™ matches to Airtel TV subscribers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congo…
- 6 Nov 2022
Airtel Africa, New World TV Bring FIFA World Cup to Africa
Airtel Africa and New World TV today inParis, France, announced a landmark partnership, in which Airtel TV subscribers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Congo Brazzaville, Gabon, Chad,…
- 17 Nov 2015
Airtel Africa, Facebook Launch Free Basic Services in 17 African countries
Bharti Airtel Africa, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 17 countries across Africa, has announced its partnership with Facebook which will see the launch of Free Basics…
- 12 Aug 2025
Airtel, Vodacom sign Network Infrastructure Agreement to Drive Digital Inclusion
Airtel Africa and Vodacom Group have announced a strategic infrastructure sharing agreement in key markets including Mozambique, Tanzania and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), subject to…
- 20 Jul 2020
Airtel Africa, WorldRemit Offer Instant Money Transfers across Africa
Airtel Africa, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services in 14 countries across sub-Saharan Africa, is scaling up its operations with WorldRemit, the global digital money…
- 26 Sept 2014
Airtel, Trace Unveil Music Contest For 13 African Countries
‎Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has today partnered with TRACE Music Star and global recording icon Akon to…
- 25 Mar 2022
Airtel Africa Seeks US$194m from IFC to Invest in Network Expansion
Airtel Africa has proposed to raise US$194-million through debt from the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) to initiate network investment across seven subsidiaries and refinance…
- 24 Sept 2015
Airtel, Liquid Telecom Partner for Faster Mobile Broadband
Airtel has signed an agreement with Liquid Telecom to use the fibre provider's terrestrial fibre network to connect Airtel's mobile base stations and enterprises, in a bid to increase internet access…
- 8 Mar 2026
First Batch of Nigerian Undergraduates Emerged in Airtel Africa Foundation Scholarships Programme
Airtel Africa Foundation has inducted the first Nigerian cohort of the Airtel Africa Tech Fellowship that offers fully paid scholarships for students pursuing undergraduate courses in science,…
- 2 Dec 2014
UBA, Airtel to Provide New Mobile Financial Services Across Africa
United Bank for Africa (UBA), one of the largest financial services companies in Africa is partnering with Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20…
- 10 Sept 2024
Airtel Africa Foundation Unveils ‘Airtel Africa Fellowship Program’ to Empower Students at IIT Madras Zanzibar
The Airtel Africa Foundation has announced the launch of the prestigious ‘Airtel Africa Fellowship Program’ for the undergraduate students at IIT Madras Zanzibar, the first-ever foreign campus…
- 7 May 2026
GSMA Urges Import Duties Exemption for Smartphones
Global System for Mobile Communications Association (GSMA) has urged African governments to recognise telecommunications as a core economic pillar and implement specific tax reforms that could…
- 26 Mar 2013
A Win-Win in Infrastructure – The Durban BRICS Summit
Opinion The new world order comes to Durban this week – for the fifth BRICS Summit, and the first in Africa. Dilma Rousseff, Vladimir Putin, Manmohan Singh, Xi Jinping and Jacob Zuma represent a…
- 9 Jun 2016
Airtel Trace Music Star 2 Africa Finale Holds in Lagos
The grand finale of Airtel Trace Music Star Season 2 holds this Saturday, June 11th 2016 at the Ultima Studios, Lekki Phase 1, Lagos and will be recorded for TV broadcast. Participants who…
- 14 Feb 2020
Airtel Nigeria, East Africa Boost Airtel Africa Earning
Pan-African telecommunications company, Airtel Africa has reported a 9.9% increase in its revenue to US$2, 522-million for the nine-month period ended 31 December 2019, coming off the back of strong…
- 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…
- 18 Feb 2015
UNICEF, Airtel Form Pan-African Alliance to Empower Children & Youths
UNICEF and Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, have entered a partnership agreement to expand their collaboration…
- 31 Jul 2022
Nigeria Contributes 18.3% to Double-digit Revenue Growth in Airtel Africa Q1 Results
Airtel Nigeria total revenues for mobile services and mobile money combined grew by 18.3 per cent in Airtel Africa PLC released financial statement for its Q1 period ended June 30, 2022. Key…
- 2 Aug 2010
Bharti Airtel Appoints Andre Beyers as CMO for African Operations
Bharti Airtel, a leading emerging market telecom services provider, today announced the appointment of Andre Beyers as the chief marketing officer for its African operations. The company…
- 18 Feb 2016
Airtel Announces Senior Level Changes, New Organigram for Africa operations
Bharti Airtel (Airtel), a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, has announced top level changes for its Africa operations.…
- 31 Aug 2010
MTV, Bharti Airtel Partners on MAMA
MTV Networks Africa (MTVNA) and Bharti Airtel have reached an agreement to hold the 2010 MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMA) in Lagos. MTVNA’s jubilant celebration of contemporary…
- 12 May 2023
Airtel Africa Records Double Digit Revenue, 140M Subscriber Base in 2023 Report
Airtel Africa posted double digit revenue growth of 11.5% in its result of the year ending March 31, 2023 even as it grew customer base by 9.0% to 140million. Olusegun Ogunsanya, chief executive…
- 8 Sept 2010
Airtel to Host Africa’s Galaxy of Stars At MAMAs 2010
Following the announcement of the 2010 edition of the MTV Africa Music Awards (MAMAs) with Airtel, the telecom firm’s operation in Nigeria, Zain Nigeria has expressed its commitment to and…
- 12 Jun 2013
Ericsson Opens Regional Service Centres in Nigeria, DRC
Ericsson has opened two new service delivery facilities in Nigeria and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as it looks to help mobile network operators work more efficiently. The two delivery…