Henok Teferra Shawl, chief external affairs and regulatory officer at Safaricom, recently took part in a plenary discussion organized by the IFC (International Finance Corporation) focusing on the expansion of digital solutions in the agricultural sector for its future growth.
Safaricom has increased its 5G coverage to 28 towns across 21 counties, empowering its customers in 5G areas to enjoy superfast internet connectivity on the move and for their homes and businesses.
With a bold ambition to achieve 80% broadband penetration by 2025, the Tanzanian government, with support from the World Bank, has embarked on a project dubbed Digital Tanzania in partnership with mobile network operators that will see the extension of broadband services to 713 wards, which translates to 1,407 villages, and benefit over 8.5 million Tanzanians across the country upon its completion.
MTN Group has announced the launch of its flagship MTN Skills Academy in Zambia, the first of its operations to roll out this initiative, which is aimed at addressing the digital skills gap in Africa. First introduced at MWC in Kigali, the MTN Skills Academy is a free, online learning platform that will see MTN play its role to actively drive digital skills development and job creation across Africa and have at least 60% of youth and adults in our markets have at least a minimum level of proficiency in sustainable digital skills by 2025.
Safaricom Ethiopia, through its newly established and wholly owned subsidiary, Safaricom M-PESA Mobile Financial Services PLC (Private Limited Company), received the Payment Instrument Issuer License from the National Bank of Ethiopia, which enables it to avail mobile financial services to its customers under the trademark M-PESA.
MTN Group announced the appointment of Abbad Reda as the new CEO for MTN Zambia, effective May 1, 2023, replacing Bart Hofker.
Vodacom Mozambique, the leading mobile service provider in the country, has announced the launch of its first commercial 5G mobile service in select areas of Maputo, Nampula, Nacala, Beira and Tete.
Airtel has introduced the e-SIM platform, an innovation that will allow users to connect to the network without having to insert an actual Subscriber Identity Module (SIM card) into their smartphones.
Ooredoo Algeria maintained its growth in the first quarter of 2023, with positive results in its main financial indicators. In figures, the revenues of Ooredoo Algeria reached 21.4 billion Algerian dinars in the first quarter of 2023, compared to 21.1 billion Algerian dinars in the same period of 2022, an increase of 1.4%.
Vodafone Ghana and MTN Ghana have extended the scope of their national roaming agreement to the entire country. In areas where Vodafone’s network is poor or nonexistent, its subscribers can access services via MTN’s network, and vice versa.
