MTN Nigeria, the Nigerian subsidiary of South Africa-based MTN Group, has announced its plan to raise up to US$260mn in commercial paper (CP) that will be deployed towards working capital and general corporate purposes
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Orange opens two new Orange Money remittance corridors
Telecom company has opened two new Orange Money remittance corridors from France to Burkina Faso and Morocco
Vodacom Group establishes Vodacom South Africa as a standalone company
Vodacom Group stated that, in order to play a central role in overseeing all operations across its African footprint, it has created a standalone South African operating company headed by Balesh Sharma in the newly created role of managing director: Vodacom South Africa
Tunisia start-up launches virus-tracking app
A Tunisian start-up specialising in digital marketing tools for foreign companies has launched a mobile phone contact tracing app that identifies and alerts users who may have had contact with others infected with coronavirus
Keeping mobile networks running top priority during pandemic: Ericsson
Ericsson has organised a media webinar to discuss network capacity, performance and digitisation as service engaged in an unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic situation