MTN confirms possible West African asset sale
MTN Group is weighing up an offer from Axian Telecom for three of its operating units in West Africa, it confirmed on Thursday.
MTN Group is weighing up an offer from Axian Telecom for three of its operating units in West Africa, it confirmed on Thursday.
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UK satellite player OneWeb has announced collaborations with Airtel Africa and Azyan Telecom.
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UK operator group BT has embarked on a rare foreign adventure by partnering with the B2B arm of pan-African operator group MTN.
French operator group Orange and e-health platform DabaDoc have made it easier for folks living abroad to nag family members back home about seeing a doctor.
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Africell is using equipment from Nokia in what will become Africa’s newest mobile network when it launches in Angola later this year.
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