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- 19 Oct 2013
Bharti Airtel Acquires 100% Equity Shares of WBSP Limited
Bharti Airtel Limited, a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on Friday said that it has completed the acquisition of 100%…
- 28 Nov 2016
Bharti Airtel Acquires Econet’s 4.2% Stake in Airtel Nigeria
India’s top carrier Bharti Airtel’s Netherlands arm has acquired 4.2% Econet Wireless shareholding in the Airtel Nigeria. Earlier this month, Sunil Mittal-driven telco’s has reached settlement with…
- 21 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…
- 16 Mar 2019
Court Faults Bharti Airtel Purchase of Airtel Nigeria Shares from Ecobank
Federal High Court in Lagos has ruled that Bharti Airtel’s purchase of Airtel Nigeria shares from Ecobank in 2018 was contemptuous and amounted to a flagrant disobedience of a court order. The…
- 30 Mar 2010
Bharti Airtel Buys Zain for $10.7 billion
Zain has announced the signing of definitive agreements for the sale of 100% of Zain Africa BV, its African business excluding its operations in Morocco and Sudan (”Zain Africa”), to…
- 13 Jul 2010
Bharti Airtel Plans $300m Investment in Nigeria in 12 Months
Bharti Airtel that recently completed the acquisition of Zain Africa plans to invest $300 million in the first year of its operation in the country to grow the network. Mr. Manoj Kohli, chief…
- 22 Jun 2015
Bharti Airtel Halts Sale of Base Stations to Helios Towers
Bharti Airtel, India telecommunications giant with operational bases in 17 African countries said that it will discontinue the sale of its towers in Tanzania and Chad to Helios Towers Africa (HTA).…
- 1 Oct 2012
Bharti Airtel Rings Ezekwesili into Board
Obiageli Katryn Ezekwesili, Nigeria's Former World Bank Vice President for Africa and a world-renowned expert on economic reforms and economic governance, joins the Bharti Airtel board, Nigeria…
- 6 Mar 2017
Millicom, Airtel Unite in New Operation
Millicom International Cellular S.A. (Millicom) and Bharti Airtel Limited (Airtel) have announced an agreement for Tigo Ghana Limited and Airtel Ghana Limited to combine their operations in Ghana. As…
- 28 Sept 2010
Bharti Airtel Appoints George Andah as CMO
Bharti Airtel has announced the appointment of George Andah as the Chief Marketing Officer for its Nigerian operation. Andah will be responsible for developing the marketing strategy, enhancing…
- 10 Aug 2010
Bharti Airtel, Appoints African Professionals to Drive Continent’s Business
Bharti Airtel, a leading emerging market telecom services provider, today announced the appointment of African professionals to its top management as it moves to entrench its operations on the…
- 13 Dec 2012
Fitch Says Bharti Airtel Strong Despite Infratel's Equity Offering
Fitch Ratings has said that Bharti Airtel's debt rating is unlikely to be affected by the initial public offering of $821 million by its 86.1%-owned subsidiary - Bharti Infratel. This is…
- 10 Jul 2014
Airtel Divests Telecoms Tower Assets to Helios Towers
Bharti Airtel Limited (“Airtel”), a leading global telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, and Helios Towers Africa (“HTA”), the leading…
- 31 Oct 2013
Airtel Announces Consolidated Total Revenues up by 10% YoY
Bharti Airtel Limited on Thursday announced its audited consolidated IFRS results for the quarter ended September 30, 2013. The consolidated revenues for Q2‟14 at ₹ 21,324 crore grew by 10% over the…
- 17 Feb 2012
Econet Wireless Wins Again as International Tribunal Awards it Damages
Econet Wireless Limited has said it has come out victorious for a second time in less than a month in long-running legal cases to establish its ownership rights to shares in the Bharti Airtel…
- 29 Jun 2010
Airtel, Ogilvy Africa BV Ink Partnership Deal for Africa
Bharti Airtel Limited, new owners of Zain Group has inked marketing services partnership agreement with Ogilvy Africa BV , that will see the latter providing integrated marketing solutions for Airtel…
- 23 Jul 2015
Airtel Plans Sale of Subsidiaries’ to Boost Nigerian Operations
Bharti Airtel has commenced final talks to sell four of its African subsidiaries to France’s Orange SA for $1bn (N197bn) in order to consolidate its stake in Nigeria. After the sale, which should be…
- 16 Dec 2017
NCC Fixes Handover of 9mobile, as Glo, Others Send EoI
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has reiterated that the December 31 deadline for the handover of 9mobile to the preferred bidder is sacrosanct. Globacom Limited, Bharti Airtel,…
- 15 Dec 2017
NCC Insists on Sale & Handover of 9mobile by Dec 31
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has restated that the December 31 deadline for the handover of 9mobile to the preferred bidder is sacrosanct. Globacom Limited, Bharti Airtel,…
- 14 Nov 2014
Airtel Africa Wins Double Awards At AfricaCom
Bharti Airtel Africa, a leading telecommunications service provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, reinforced its continued contribution to the pan-African telecoms landscape…
- 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…
- 12 Nov 2023
Firm Raises Stake in Airtel with £57m Shares Acquisition
A firm, Indian Continent Investment Limited, has increased its stake in Airtel Africa through the acquisition of £57.25m worth of shares. In a corporate notice filed with the Nigerian Exchange…
- 17 Jul 2015
Airtel Africa Partners Samsung, Singtel on Continental Application Challenge
Bharti Airtel, the world’s third largest telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Africa and Asia has launched an application challenge for startup developers as it…
- 22 Mar 2019
O&O Network Appeals Court Order to Deposit N22.5Bn for Airtel Shares
O&O Network has filed a notice of appeal against the ruling of the Federal high court ordering it to deposit N22.5 billion with the chief registrar of the court pending the determination of the…
- 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…
- 28 Oct 2013
Airtel Africa, Nazara Technologies Launch Flat-Fee Mobile Games Service
Bharti Airtel, a leading telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on Monday launched Airtel Games Club, a flat-fee mobile gaming subscription…
- 5 Jun 2019
Airtel Africa Targets $750m in London IPO
Airtel Africa Ltd, a subsidiary of India’s Bharti Airtel Ltd, on Tuesday said it will proceed with its plan to list shares on the main market of the London Stock Exchange through an initial public…
- 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…
- 24 Jan 2020
Airtel Cleared to Increase Overseas Funding
Bharti Airtel received approval to boost the percentage of overseas investment in the company to 100 per cent, a move which could help the third-largest mobile operator in India attract capital from…
- 10 Sept 2013
Airtel Money, Metropolitan Increases Access to Insurance
Bharti Airtel, recognized telecommunications services provider with operations in 20 countries across Asia and Africa, on Tuesday announced the establishment of a strategic partnership with MMI…