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Vodafone Expands Its Partnership Programme to Angola

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PRESS RELEASE -- Vodafone and Movicel Angola today announced a strategic consultancy agreement as part of Vodafone’s Partner Markets programme in Africa.

Under the non-equity agreement, Vodafone will provide strategic and operational support in a range of areas, including consumer marketing, technology, and business operations. This strategic engagement will see both companies collaborate on further potential opportunities to benefit their customers.

Vodafone Partner Markets Chief Executive Diego Massidda said: “I am delighted to start this strategic engagement with Movicel, and I look forward to bringing the best of Vodafone’s innovation, services and expertise to Angola to further develop the business and the wider digital economy. I hope that this will build into a strong, lasting relationship that will benefit customers of both companies.”

Gianvittorio Maselli, CEO of Movicel Angola, commented: “We are delighted to start our strategic relationship with Vodafone, as part of our transformation journey in Movicel in Angola. This engagement will provide Movicel with technical and marketing expertise that will improve the quality of services we offer to our customers, and accelerate the expansion of digital services across Angola. I am excited to be working with a global leader in telecommunications, and leveraging their experience and expertise.”

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