Tag: Africa

Millicom’s ‘Plan A’ for Africa will see it “continue to improve on its market position and revenue,” said CEO Mauricio ...

Etisalat has filed a lawsuit against South Africa’s MTN over its acquisition of Nigerian CDMA operator Visafone, noting fears that the target's 800MHz spectrum would unfairly ...

French insurer Axa is to buy an 8% stake in online services business Africa Internet Group (AIG) for €75m, valuing the company at €937.5m. Assuming ...

Orange has agreed to acquire Millicom’s operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo for US$160m in cash. If approved by regulators, the ...

A round-up of news briefs that featured in Issue 198 of SatelliteFinance. A round-up of news briefs that featured in ...

MTN has reportedly hired former US attorney general Eric Holder, a lawyer at Covington & Burling, to help negotiate down a US$3.9bn ...

The Kenyan Treasury is to raise its stake in Telkom Kenya from 30% to 40%, as private equity firm Helios Investment Partners prepares to ...

Tanzanian incumbent TTCL is set to list on the local stock exchange within five years, once the government completes its acquisition of the 35% stake ...

Maroc Telecom has won a mobile licence in Côte d’Ivoire, and paid the first CFAFr50bn tranche of the fee. In December, ...

India’s Srei Infrastructure Finance is reportedly eyeing telecom tower assets and greenfield opportunities in emerging markets after exiting the local tower market. Company ...