Hong Kong-based mobile phone manufacturer, TECNO, has announced the introduction of its N3 dual SIM 3G Android smartphone in Kenya
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Shanduka acquires US$335 million stake in MTN Nigeria
Shanduka Group has announced the acquisition of a minority stake in MTN Nigeria worth US$335mn
Absa introduces 'Payment Pebble' to South African market
Financial services group Absa has announced that it has entered into an agreement with Thumbzup, a South African payments company, for the launch of its plug-in device named The Payment Pebble
Africa registers decline in mobile penetration
The rate of acquisition of new subscribers in the African mobile telecommunications market has registered a decline, according to reports from research firm AT Kearney
Mobile subscription in Africa to touch one billion mark by 2015
Mobile subscriptions in Africa will cross the 750mn mark during the fourth quarter of 2012 and reach one billion before the end of 2015, according to forecasts by Informa Telecoms & Media