MTN Is Growing Fast in Nigeria and Ghana, and Barely at All at Home
MTN half-year results to 30 June 2026: adjusted earnings up 21.3%, Nigeria and Ghana growing fast, and South African service...
August 25, 2026Topic
mobile money
Angola’s Biggest Phone Network Is Back After 23 Days Offline
Angola has recovered from the Unitel cyberattack of 28 July, with the operator confirming full restoration and saying no customer...
August 22, 2026
Vodacom Saki Macozoma Retirement Set for July 2027
Vodacom Saki Macozoma retirement is now confirmed: the chairman steps down at the AGM on 20 July 2027, with Khumo...
August 13, 2026
Safaricom Ethiopia Races Toward Breakeven With 14.7 Million Customers
Safaricom Ethiopia grew active customers 46% to 14.7 million in the June quarter, halved losses and kept EBITDA breakeven on...
August 6, 2026
Ghana’s MTN Faces Mobile Money IP Lawsuit in US$498B Market
MTN Ghana vows to contest a July 2026 intellectual property lawsuit filed by Clydestone Ghana over the origins of its...
July 31, 2026
CEMAC QR Code Unites 6 Central African Nations’ Payments
The CEMAC QR code launched in Douala on 29 July lets customers pay any merchant across six Central African states,...
July 31, 2026
Orange’s Growth Now Comes From Africa, Not France
The Orange Africa results show the zone lifting revenue 13.9 percent and operating profitability 16.1 percent, against 1.2 percent growth...
July 30, 2026
Ghana Pays Eurobond Early as Parliament Passes Contentious Revenue Bills
Ghana's $700M Eurobond buyback settled ahead of schedule, pushing total payments to $2.1B since 2025. Parliament passed a 0.75% mobile-money...
July 26, 2026
Middle East War Squeezes Africa’s $200 Smartphone, Pushing Shipments to a Two-Year Low
Africa phone shipments slowed to a two-year low, Omdia finds, as the Middle East war worsens chip shortages and squeezes...
June 12, 2026