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posted in November 2023

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Orange walks away from Ethio Telecom acquisition

Paula Gilbert
11/28/2023

French telecoms operator Orange Group has decided not to buy a minority stake in Ethiopian state-owned operator Ethio Telecom.

Orange launches super app 'Max it' for Africa

Paula Gilbert
11/24/2023

Telecoms operator Orange has launched its own super app, called Max it, in five African countries with plans to roll it out across its operations in Africa and the Middle East.

MWC Kigali: GSMA's Caroline Mbugua on mobile taxes in Africa

Connecting Africa Video
11/20/2023

GSMA Director of Public Policy for sub-Saharan Africa, Caroline Mbugua, spoke to Connecting Africa at MWC Kigali 2023 about how high taxation on Africa's mobile sector is impacting device and service affordability for consumers.

ATF 2023: African startups win big

Matshepo Sehloho
11/20/2023

The Africa Tech Festival held last week in Cape Town, South Africa, saw African startups winning accolades for their innovative skills as well as technological prowess.

Vodacom interim revenue boosted by Egyptian acquisition

Paula Gilbert
11/13/2023

Vodacom Group saw a 35.5% bump in half-year revenue spurred by its investment in Vodafone Egypt last year.

MWC Kigali: Rosemary Kimaku on Ericsson's fintech business

Connecting Africa Video
11/13/2023

Rosemary Kimaku, business development manager for mobile financial services (MFS) at Ericsson spoke to Connecting Africa at MWC Kigali 2023 about Ericsson's MFS business and how fintech is aiding financial and digital inclusion.

MWC Kigali: Vodacom Tanzania MD Philip Besiimire on MFS growth

Connecting Africa Video
11/13/2023

Vodacom Tanzania MD Philip Besiimire spoke to Connecting Africa at MWC Kigali 2023 about Tanzania's competitive telecoms market and growth areas like mobile financial services (MFS).

M-Pesa registers 1.2M customers in Ethiopia

Matshepo Sehloho
11/10/2023

Mobile financial services platform M-Pesa has registered 1.2 million members in Ethiopia since the mobile money service started in August.

MWC Kigali: Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa on connectivity in Kenya

Connecting Africa Video
11/9/2023

Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa joined Connecting Africa Editor Paula Gilbert at MWC Kigali 2023 for a video interview about the telecoms market in Kenya – the growth of 4G and 5G, M-Pesa and the telco's venture into Ethiopia.

Orange eyes more African 5G launches in 2024

Paula Gilbert
11/8/2023

Orange Middle East and Africa CEO, Jérôme Hénique, told Connecting Africa that the group plans to launch 5G services in most of its African operations by the end of 2024, with Senegal and Côte d'Ivoire first in line.

Chipper Cash strengthens partnership with Visa

Connecting Africa News
11/6/2023

Financial services company Chipper Cash has announced an expanded strategic partnership with Visa to collaborate on card issuance and join forces across regulatory and functional areas.

Vodacom SA, Old Mutual to offer personal loans

Paula Gilbert
11/2/2023

Telecoms operator Vodacom is expanding its lending business to now offer personal loans in South Africa through a partnership with credit provider Old Mutual Finance.

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Open banking's potential to foster innovation & harmonize financial services

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As African banks look to digitize their services amid a growing fintech ecosystem, ICT analyst Francis Hook puts forward open banking's potential to foster service innovation and harmonize financial services in Africa.

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