The Ugandan Communications Commission has been ordered to clarify a $2 million reduction in MTN’s license renewal fee.
Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni is unhappy with...
Telecommunication firm MTN has finally resolved the recent $8.1 billion row between it and the Nigerian Government.
Nigeria had earlier accused Africa’ biggest telecom firm,...
Four telecommunication firms in Ghana have been fined $7 million for poor services.
The fine imposed by Ghana’s National Communication Authority affects MTN AirtelTigo, Glo...
Telecom firm MTN wants to offer mobile banking in Africa’s most populous country Nigeria from next year.
The Chief Executive Officer of the South African...
MTN, Africa's biggest mobile operator, is gunning to become Africa's biggest bank. The ambitious business strategy was revealed by MTN CEO Rob Shuter yesterday during the Deloitte Africa in 2018 Outlook conference in Woodmead.
"The core digital service that we have decided to put our money on is Mobile Money," said Shuter.
Mobile Money is really about leveraging the strength of the brand and leveraging the strength of the distribution because we have built a huge informal distribution network for prepaid airtime to bring customers into a transactional banking system."
MTN and Ericsson have announced the first 5G technology and applications trial in Africa, which is part of a 5G demonstration starting in the first quarter of 2018.
Telecom firm MTN Ghana is to receive over $100 million worth of fresh capital to grow the business. It follows the signing of a landmark loan syndicated agreement with nine commercial banks in the Ghana on Thursday. The transaction which was oversubscribed is being led by Ecobank Ghana.
The nine Banks are Ecobank, Barclays Bank, Societie Generale, Stanbic Bank, Fidelity Bank, GCB Bank, Zenith Bank Standard Chartered Bank GT Bank. This is the second time MTN is raising such funds after a similar one in 2012 which saw the telecom firm raising 300 million Dollars. Chief Financial Officer and Acting CEO of MTN Ghana Modupe Kadri is hopeful the loan will support MTN’s worki
Rwanda’s leading telecommunications firm MTN has been hit with an $8.5 million (Rwf7.03 billion) fine by the regulator.
The Rwanda Utilities Regulatory Authority (Rura) said...
Some new apartments built at the residence of the Nigerian High Commissioner in Ghana’s capital city Accra, have been demolished by bulldozers.
The apartments have been constructed to...
Ghanaian health officials on Saturday said over 10,000 persons infected with the coronavirus have now recovered.
The significant number of recoveries means the country now...
Zimbabwe's Health Minister Obadiah Moyo has been arrested over corruption allegations related to procurement of medical equipment worth $60 million.
Moyo is accused of illegally...
