Orange SA said it would distribute solar panel kits in certain African countries, in a move to potentially gain customers in emerging economies amidst a price war with low-cost rivals in its home markets
South Africas Naspers said it would sell 190mn shares or 2 per cent of its stake in social media giant Tencent Holdings Limited for about US$10.64bn to "reinforce" its balance sheet and boost growth
Ride-sharing company Uber entered a deal with telecom company Tigo Tanzania to let Tigos customers in Dar es Salaam to use the Uber app without data costs
Standard Bank Group has acted as exclusive financial adviser to M-BIRR Ltd, which recently completed a successful equity raise of US$9.87mn
In a recent report on the Nigerian mobile sector, Jumia, one of the leading e-commerce companies in Africa, has revealed an 11 per cent increase in the number of Nigerians who visited its website via their mobile phones in 2017
