GTH completes sale of Telecel in Zimbabwe
VimpelCom’s Global Telecom Holding (GTH) has completed the sale of Zimbabwe’s Telecel International to state-owned Zimbabwe Academic and Research Network (Zarnet) for US$40m. In November 2015, GTH, ...
Tag: Africa
Vodacom files prospectus to float Tanzanian unit
Vodacom Tanzania, which is majority-owned by South Africa’s Vodacom, has sent an initial public offering prospectus to the country’s Capital ...
MTN in talks with SEC for Nigerian unit float
South Africa-based MTN Group has been in talks with Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) about a potential IPO of its local ...
Airtel ups stake in Nigerian unit to 83.25%, overcomes dispute with Econet
India’s largest mobile operator Bharti Airtel has completed the acquisition of Econet Wireless’s entire 4.2% shareholding in Airtel Nigeria through its ...
Investor files injunction to stop Cell C sale as it “unfairly disregards” its interests
A substantial shareholder in South African mobile operator Cell C is reportedly trying to stop the sale of a 45% stake of ...
Iranian companies eye JV with Syrian Telecom Establishment to compete against SyriaTel and MTN
An Iranian consortium is reportedly looking to invest in the Syrian telecoms market to become the country’s third operator, competing against SyriaTel and MTN’s local ...
Mandate Table Issue 250
TelecomFinance compiles the latest M&A and financing deals by country, company, mandate, and mandated. This Mandates Table ran in TelecomFinance Issue ...
Executive Moves Round-up Issue 250
A collection of the latest executive appointments, promotions, and moves in the global telecoms space. This collection ran in TelecomFinance ...
Orange Côte d’Ivoire in US$306m refinancing for West African operations following expansion
French incumbent Orange’s Ivorian unit has entered into two loans worth US$306m to refinance its West African operations after expanding in ...
Tanzanian mobile operators look set to miss listing deadline, run risk of fines and suspension
Tanzanian mobile operators are reportedly likely to miss the end-of-year deadline to list their shares on the local stock exchange, ...
