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- 20 Dec 2017
Bharti Airtel To Become 2nd Strongest Teleco in Rwanda After Millicom’s Deal
By peter oluka Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”), a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 17 countries across Asia and Africa, Tuesday said that, through its…
- 27 Oct 2025
Airtel Africa Foundation Partners ITU, RISA & Cisco to Boost Digital Skills Development in Rwanda
Airtel Africa Foundation has partnered on a Joint Initiative with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Rwanda Information Society Authority (RISA) and Cisco on capacity and digital skills…
- 18 May 2017
Regulator Fines MTN $8.5m over Breach of License
Telecom industry regulator in Rwanda has fined MTN Rwanda, a division of South Africa’s MTN Group, 7 billion francs (8.5 million dollars) for running its IT services outside the country in breach of…
- 4 Oct 2017
ICT Accounts for 1% of Nigeria's Total Employed Populace - Report
According to UNCTAD, there are only about 479 000 people employed in Nigeria's ICT sector, despite the west African country being one of the economies with rising ICT and telecom sectors. These…
- 3 Mar 2015
Visa, Airtel Extend Mobile Payments to Seven African Countries
Visa Inc. and Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on Monday announced a partnership to bring innovative mobile…
- 2 Jul 2018
Airtel Africa Profits Hit $154.5m
Airtel Africa’s profit after tax for the quarter ended March almost tripled to $154.52 million, from $57.5 million in the last quarter of 2016-17. This is the second positive margin in the…
- 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…
- 5 Dec 2013
Airtel Subscribers to Watch Arsenal Play @ Emirate
Airtel Nigeria has demonstrated its commitment to continually reward loyalty by offering four customers tickets to watch Arsenal FC clash with Everton at the Emirates Stadium, this Sunday. The…
- 5 Jul 2018
Omobola Johnson among New Speakers as GSMA Announce Date for 2018 Mobile 360 Series Conference
The GSMA on Thursday announced additional speakers participating in the Mobile 360 - Africa conference, which will take place 17-19 July 2018 at the Kigali Convention Centre, Kigali, Rwanda. …
- 5 Oct 2022
Ookla, UmIauT Name MTN as Best Network in Sub-Saharan Africa
Ookla, global leading data and technology firms and UmlauT, have named MTN as the best network in Sub-Saharan Africa. Using insights from its data platform, "Speedtest," which tests internet…
- 19 Oct 2023
Africa’s Top Telco CEOs Want Mobile Industry Tax Reductions
Six African CEOs of the continent’s largest telcos have urged governments to establish new policies to expedite the positive and inclusive impacts of mobile technology, in order to address investment…
- 6 Oct 2021
Airtel Money Partners Flutterwave to Expand Operation in East African Markets
Airtel Money has announced a partnership with an African payments company, Flutterwave, to expand the former’s services to East African markets. Through the partnership, businesses integrating…
- 19 Oct 2015
Bharti Airtel Cancels Deal to Sell Towers in Africa
Bharti Airtel has announced that a deal to sell more than 3,500 towers it owns in six African countries has broken down. Back in September 2014, the firm announced that it would sell the towers to…
- 7 May 2012
Airtel Gains Big in Africa, Profit Soar
Airtel, the Indian telecom operator with spread in Nigeria and 16 other African countries has reported robust revenue of $3,723 Million, a 15 per cent increase year-on-year for the fourth quarter…
- 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…
- 15 Nov 2012
Bharti Airtel Makes History with 1st Free Intercontinental Incoming Roaming
Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, this morning introduced the world's first free intercontinental incoming…
- 1 Dec 2015
Airtel Launches $9Bn 'Project Leap' to Reinforce Network
Bharti Airtel has reportedly announced a $9.04bn network expansion plan to drive mobile broadband access to villages and fixed broadband to towns across Asia and Africa over the next three years.…
- 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…
- 17 Oct 2023
GSMA MWC Kigali Opens its doors to Mobile Operators, Policymakers
MWC Kigali 2023 on Tuesday returned to the Kigali Convention Centre in Rwanda, with Paul Kagame, the President of the Republic of Rwanda participating in the event’s celebratory opening ceremony.…
- 11 Aug 2025
Airtel Money Africa Partners pawaPay for Seamless International Remittances Across Africa
Airtel Money Africa, Airtel Africa’s mobile money arm, announced an extended partnership with Africa’s largest mobile money payment service provider (PSP) pawaPay to enable seamless cross-border…
- 23 Sept 2025
Airtel Africa Foundation Commits to Improving 10 million Lives in Africa by 2030
Airtel Africa Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Airtel Africa plc, yesterday unveiled its plans to directly improve the lives of 10 million people across the continent by 2030. The strategy will…
- 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…
- 17 Oct 2015
ITU Telecom World 2015 Accelerates Global ICT Innovation to help Improve Lives
ITU Telecom World 2015 closed its doors last week at Hungexpo, Budapest following an exceptional week of dialogue, debate, networking and showcasing. The event, which welcomed over 4,000 participants…
- 19 Feb 2013
Report Predicts Instant Growth Path for Airtel
Airtel, the Indian mobile operator with operations in 16 African countries including Nigeria has been predicted to be on the path of ‘instant growth in profit margin’ as initial investment period…
- 27 May 2014
Airtel Africa Tips Youth Development Key to Unlock Continent’s Growth Potential
Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on Monday reiterated its commitment to further support human capital in…
- 15 Nov 2016
Kirusa’s InstaVoice® Service Breezes Past 100m Monthly Active Users
Kirusa, a global leader in providing mobile and social media solutions, today announced that its InstaVoice® service has reached the remarkable landmark of 100 million monthly active users.…
- 11 May 2016
Airtel Partners Facebook, Sets New Ground on Free Internet Service
Bharti Airtel Africa, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 17 countries across Africa, on Tuesday announced the launching of Free Basics in Nigeria in partnership…
- 28 Aug 2012
Bharti Airtel, Sproxil Fight Drug Counterfeiting in Africa with MPA
Bharti Airtel, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 17 countries across Africa has announced a partnership with Sproxil to combat the counterfeit drug market in…
- 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…
- 10 Jul 2026
Airtel Africa to Connect 5,000 Schools to Free Internet by 2027
Airtel Africa’s CEO, Sunil Taldar, has announced the telco’s commitment to connecting 5,000 schools across its operating countries in Africa to the internet by 2027 through its philanthropic arm,…