Kenya – Bharti Airtel must sell 15 percent to subsidiary
In a surprise announcement, India’s Bharti Aitel is required to sell 15 percent of its stake in the local arm, Airtel Kenya, in order to avoid legal proceedings from the country’s regulator. India’s More...
Airtel Africa to locate head office in Kenya
Manoj Kohli, Bharti Airtel CEO and joint MDMobile Telecommunications provider, Airtel Africa plans to set up its corporate head office in Nairobi, Kenya. Manoj Kohli, Bharti Airtel CEO and joint MD briefed President More...
Bharti finalizes Zain deal
Bharti Airtel's Group Chairman Sunil Mittal Bharti Airtel, a global telecommunications provider, has finalised the purchase of Kuwaiti telecom operator Zain’s African assets, worth about $9 billion. The deal More...
South Sudan gov’t suspends telecom companies
South Sudan's January 9 referendum saw 98.83% vote in favor of secession from North Sudan (Image: wylio.com) The South Sudan government has temporarily suspended the work of telecommunications companies in the More...
Etisalat drops Zain bid, loses Moroccan market
Etisalat cites political unrest and "lack of uniformity" in Zain pullout United Arab Emirates telecommunications giant Etisalat has dropped its $12 billion bid to take a large portion of Kuwait’s Zain More...
Mobily, Zain offer special discounts in North Africa
Mobily and Zain are offering special discounts on their different services to mark the return of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah from Morocco after a three-month long medical trip. Mobily said Tuesday More...
Airtel Kenya slashes call rates
AIRTEL Kenya has lowered its call rate in Kenya to $ 0.0125 as it seeks to forge ahead in the telecommunications market and grow its subscriber numbers in the country. The move comes barely six months after its More...
Bharti airtel and IBM finalize Africa agreement
IManoj Kohli, CEO (International) and Joint Managing Director, Bharti airtelBM and Bharti airtel have announced the conclusion of negotiations for technology services spanning 16 African countries, extending a relationship More...
Airtel slashes call rates in Nigeria
Mr. Manoj Kohli, CEO (International) and Joint Managing Director, Bharti AirtelTHE newly rebranded Airtel Nigeria has slashed call rates with its new 2Good package. With Airtel’s 2Good package, customers will More...
Jonathan endorses Airtel
NIGERIAN President Goodluck Jonathan has endorsed the newly un-veiled Airtel brand by global telecommunications giant, Bharti Airtel, expressing hope that the company will reignite competition in the market. He More...