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
Telecoms
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
Airtel Switches On a Satellite Phone Link in the DR Congo
Airtel Starlink DRC went live on 14 August, connecting ordinary Android handsets to satellites with no dish, in a country...
August 16, 2026
MTN Writes Down Iran Again as Its Trapped Stake Keeps Costing
The MTN Iran impairment of R2.13 a share will cut statutory earnings per share by 20% to 30%, even as...
August 15, 2026
Mozambique Weighs Selling Part of Its Stake in Telecom Operator Tmcel
Mozambique's cabinet has authorised talks on a partial Tmcel stake sale, seeking private capital for the loss-making state telecom without...
August 14, 2026
Liberty Latin America Signs 10-Year AI Operations Deal With Amdocs
The Liberty Latin America Amdocs deal transfers regional IT management to an AI-driven model for 10 years; its price was...
August 7, 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
Angola’s New Shareholders Watched Unitel Go Dark
The Unitel cyberattack cut Angola's mobile network for four days, days after 11,264 new shareholders bought into the country's largest...
August 3, 2026
DR Congo Suspends Digital Taxes After Startup Backlash
DR Congo digital taxes were suspended on 1 August after protests from entrepreneurs, pausing fees of up to US$100,000 pending...
August 3, 2026