Inspiring Leadership & Sustainable Business Transformation in Africa
AFRICA – Airtel Africa, a telecommunication company, has inked a US$125 million revolving credit facility with US banking major, Citi, to support operations and investments in four of its subsidiaries in the continent. “The facility is in line with our strategy to raise debt in our local operating companies and will include both local currency and US dollar-denominated debt,” Bharti…
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KENYA – The Board of Directors of Airtel Money Kenya Limited has appointed Rose Mambo as its chairperson. The appointment follows the separation of the mobile money business from Airtel Networks Kenya and transfer to Airtel Money Kenya Limited. Rose has over 26 years’ extensive leadership experience in capital markets, governance, company law, and administration both in Government and the…
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KENYA – Airtel Group, a telecoms company, has announced that its Kenyan subsidiary, Airtel Kenya will be splitting its mobile money business, Airtel Money, from its main company. Airtel Money will now be operating under the name ‘Airtel Money Kenya Limited’. “Following this business separation, Airtel Money Kenya Limited will take over and continue the provision of the Airtel Money…
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KENYA – Kenya’s mobile network operators: Telkom, Safaricom, and Airtel, have announced that Kenyans can now make direct mobile money payments to an M-PESA Pay Bill Number from any network. This move follows the telcos’ announcement in April this year, which saw Kenyans being able to make mobile money payments to M-PESA Buy Goods and Services Tills from any network. …
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KENYA – Airtel Networks Kenya Limited, a telecommunications services provider, has announced the appointment of Mr. Louis Onyango Otieno as Chairman and Mr. Ashish Malhotra as Managing Director, to steer the firm’s next phase of growth. Ashish Malhotra as Managing Director, was previously the Group Head of Sales and Marketing at Airtel Africa, leading the function in 14 countries where…
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AFRICA – Airtel Business Africa, the B2B provider of Airtel Africa, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Avaya Holdings, a provider of digital communications products, solutions and services for businesses. The MoU will equip organisations across the continent to deliver effortless customer and employee experiences by providing customer control and flexibility on its fixed voice service. It will…
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UGANDA – Telecom company Airtel Uganda has launched Airtel Cares, an initiative that is dedicated to supporting communities, through digitizing agriculture. The company also announced a partnership between Airtel and EzyAgric that is intended to boost agri-business in Uganda. Airtel’s partnership with EzyAgric, an agric-tech company, will support farmers in embracing the use of technology through mobile phones to have…
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KENYA – Airtel Kenya, a communication company, has zero-rated MYDAWA, the e-pharmacy in Kenya in a move that will see Airtel customers be able to access MYDAWA and mobile app free of data costs and pay. They will purchase via Airtel Money when placing orders for medicine, health, wellness, personal care and other essential items. Customers using MYDAWA can also…
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NIGERIA – ScholarX, an ed-tech startup, has partnered mobile operator Airtel to launch LearnAM, a new mobile learning platform that provides skills training content to improve learning outcomes. Launched in Nigeria in July 2016, the ScholarX app allows users to select parameters and scroll through lists of available scholarships that match their requirements. The initial version of the LearnAM app…
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ZAMBIA – The Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority (ZICTA) has granted Beeline Telecom Limited a licence to commence mobile phone operations in the country. Beeline Telecom, a Zambian wholly owned company, will be required to commence operation within the next six months failure to which, unless determined otherwise by the Authority, the licence will be revoked. Currently the mobile…
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