Telecoms

August 3, 2018

Nigeria Update: MTN divests from Europe, targets more investments in Africa

To consolidate its hold on the African market, South Africa’s mobile telecommunications firm, MTN is divesting from Europe.   With operations in 22 countries in Africa, […]
April 17, 2018

Africa Update: MTN, Ecobank partner on Africa’s financial inclusion

In the bid to increase the level of financial inclusion across the continent, MTN and Ecobank have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to put together […]
March 2, 2018

Nigeria Update: MTN to list $5.2 billion IPO on NSE in July

After years of procrastinating, telecoms giant, MTN, plans to list its Nigerian unit worth $5.23billion by July, in a debut initial public offering (IPO) on the […]
January 22, 2018

Africa Update: Bharti Airtel Africa’s revenue rises by 5.3%

Performance of the African arm of India’s Bharti Airtel, led by Nigeria, appeared to be on the upward swing, as the region reported a profit of […]