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MTN asks US court to dismiss anti-terrorism case

Connecting Africa News
4/30/2020

The MTN Group has asked a US court to dismiss an anti-terrorism case filed against it last year.

MTN extends dominance in Nigeria

Paula Gilbert
4/30/2020

MTN has extended its dominance in Nigeria, adding more than 4 million subscribers in the past quarter.

M-Pesa still a cash cow for Safaricom, but COVID-19 impact looms

Paula Gilbert
4/29/2020

Safaricom's M-Pesa continues to be a strong revenue driver for the operator, but it is anticipating a negative short-term impact from the COVID-19 pandemic.

ZTE's African growth plans

Paula Gilbert
4/28/2020

ZTE has been actively trialing 5G technology in Africa but still sees 3G and 4G as big growth areas for its business on the continent.

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Huawei warns of Africa impact to US chip-making restrictions

Paula Gilbert
4/24/2020

Huawei has warned that proposed US restrictions on chip-making equipment will likely hurt Africa.

Tigo Tanzania opens up mobile money services to East African competitors

Connecting Africa News
4/23/2020

Tigo Pesa customers in Tanzania can now transact with others using M-Pesa in Kenya, MTN Mobile Money in Uganda and Rwanda, and Airtel Money in Rwanda.

Safaricom to lose $51.5M due to COVID-19 M-Pesa relief

Connecting Africa News
4/21/2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to cause a $51.5 million decline in Safaricom's M-Pesa revenue for the three months from mid-March, according to a Reuters report.

New CTO heading to Vodacom

Connecting Africa News
4/20/2020

Dejan Kastelic will join Vodacom as CTO on May 1, 2020.

MTN, Etisalat rated top telco brands in Africa and Middle East

Paula Gilbert
4/17/2020

Brand Finance has ranked MTN as the most valuable and strongest telecoms brand in Africa, while Etisalat was the leader in the MEA region.

SA telcos pledge big in COVID-19 battle

Paula Gilbert
4/16/2020

South Africa's mobile operators are making sizable pledges toward the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as spending on improving network capacity.

Comment: Mtn - Issy - 4/16/2020

Hot startup of the month: Solar-powered Wi-Fi network provider Tizeti

Connecting Africa News
4/15/2020

Nigerian startup, Tizeti, is bringing Internet access to West Africa by combining Wi-Fi connectivity and solar power.

Facebook launches Coronavirus Information Center in 17 African countries

Industry Announcements
4/14/2020

The social network is expanding its Coronavirus Information Center to 17 more countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Vodacom CEO pledges a third of salary to COVID-19 battle

Paula Gilbert
4/14/2020

Vodacom Group's CEO, Shameel Joosub, is donating a third of his salary for the next three months to the fight against COVID-19 in South Africa.

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MTN dominates market share in over half its operations

Paula Gilbert
4/9/2020

MTN has the biggest market share in 13 out of the 21 countries where it operates mobile networks in Africa and the Middle East.

SA telecoms minister punished for breaking COVID-19 lockdown rules

Paula Gilbert
4/8/2020

Minister Stella Ndabeni-Abrahams has been put on special leave for two months for breaking South Africa's COVID-19 lockdown rules.

SA releases emergency spectrum for COVID-19 broadband demand

Paula Gilbert
4/7/2020

South Africa's telecoms regulator is releasing emergency spectrum to meet the spike in broadband services demand due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gist Mobile unveils mobile service for African diaspora

Paula Gilbert
4/6/2020

Gist Mobile has launched a new mobile calling and messaging app for the African diaspora.

Vodacom and Safaricom officially acquire the M-Pesa brand

Industry Announcements
4/6/2020

Vodacom and Safaricom announce that they have completed the acquisition of the M-Pesa brand.

Cell C's free data promise disappoints

Paula Gilbert
4/3/2020

Cell C is offering its customers a quarter of 1MB of free data per day, and some free SMSs.

Telkom launches COVID-19 track and trace solution

Industry Announcements
4/3/2020

Telkom has been working with the National Institute for Communicable Diseases and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research to develop a track and trace solution to identify people who may have contracted COVID-19 in South Africa.

Vodacom, Discovery launch free online COVID-19 screening platform

Paula Gilbert
4/2/2020

Discovery and Vodacom have together launched an online healthcare platform to help South Africans during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Safaricom CEO takes the helm

Paula Gilbert
4/1/2020

Peter Ndegwa officially took over as Safaricom CEO on April 1, 2020.

How much MTN execs get paid

Paula Gilbert
4/1/2020

MTN's Group CEO Rob Shuter made $3.3 million in 2019 while Group CFO Ralph Mupita took home $3.7 million.

New dates for Connecting Africa event series

Industry Announcements
4/1/2020

Informa Tech has announced new dates for East Africa Com and West Africa Com.

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