African mobile technology brand AG Mobile has launched in Nigeria, making it the ninth African nation where its mobiles and tablets will be available
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Millicom to sell DR Congo business to Orange South Africa
Technology provider Millicom is selling its Democratic Republic of Congo business to Orange South Africa
Tigo Tanzania announces free WhatsApp messaging service
Tigo Tanzania has announced that it will offer free WhatsApp services for its 10mn users
Tigo Tanzania pays US$2.1m profit share to customers
Tigo has announced it has distributed US$2.1mn to its 4.6mn mobile wallet users
Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent merger: Scale and execution yield competitive advantage
The telecom vendor space has gone through a flurry of M&A activity in recent years, driven by activist shareholders and private equity funds focusing on balance sheet re-capitalization, OPEX optimization and portfolio/customer synergies