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Top 4 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review

Luis Monzon -
As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. This week, petrol prices once again take the most trending spot with more readers catching up on the July increase...
Company News

Infobip Launches Chatbot Solution at Mobile Operator Africell

Zintle -
Infobip, a global cloud communication company, recently implemented its Answers chatbot solution at Africell, one of the leading mobile telco operator groups in Africa. Africell is a mobile network operator providing mobile network coverage and related technology services to more...
FinTech

Paysend Partners with Afrimoney to Enable Transfers to West Africa

Zintle -
Paysend, a UK-based fintech with over 6.5 million customers, announced on Thursday a technology partnership with Afrimoney, the mobile money service provided by Africell, to enable money transfers to West Africa, specifically in Gambia and Sierra Leone. According to a...
Company News

Africell to Exit Uganda, Unable to Compete with MTN & Others

Luis Monzon -
UK-based mobile tech firm Africell announced yesterday that it was ending its operations in Uganda, where it has been unable to supersede its competitors in the country, namely local units of massive telecom firms such as South Africa's MTN...
East Africa

Africell Launches its 4G KaiOS Feature Phone in Uganda

Jenna Delport -
Africell has launched the new KaiOS–enabled smart feature phone, the 4G Vida K242, in Uganda. The 4G Vida K242 has been specifically designed for people who are unable to afford a smartphone and want to go online.  It has a...
Company News

Africell unveils first 3G Smart Feature Phone powered by KaiOS

Jenna Delport -
African telecommunications operator, Africell announced the launch of their first 3G smart feature phone, Afriphone, powered by KaiOS. The new device which was released on Tuesday, 12 November 2019, will be the first KaiOS-powered device in Gambia and Sierra...
East Africa

Uganda: Telecom operators deny airtime price hike allegations

Staff Writer -
Ugandan telecommunications operators have denied allegations of hiking airtime prices in the country. Customers were warned not to pay an extra amount when buying airtime. This comes after customers, especially those of MTN, Airtel and Africell, complained after being...
East Africa

Uganda: NIRA finds 4 million unaccounted for subscribers

Staff Writer -
There are at least 4 million subscribers that are unaccounted for in Uganda, this is according to the statistic presented by the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA). The queried subscribers are spread among the five major telecoms companies;...
East Africa

SureBuddy insurance app, a first for Uganda

Staff Writer -
SureBuddy, an app that brings sponsored insurance and insurance related products has been launched in Uganda. Available on Android, the app renders advertisements, the consumer watches the ads, and then receives free cover as a reward. Ad images are...
East Africa

Africell receives USD 35 mln investment

Staff Writer -
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) revealed that it will invest USD 35 million in telecom operator Africell. According to the IFC, the investment is intended to support the expansion and upgrade of mobile networks in Gambia, the DRC, Sierra...
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