On the back of a US$100m loan received from its largest shareholder the International Development Finance Corporation, Africell has confirmed an investment over US$150-million to build a 5G-ready network with the capacity to initially accommodate over six million customers. In addition to the introduction of new mobile products and services, the company said it is...

In response to the arrival of new competitor Africell on 7 April, Angola’s established mobile operators Unitel and Movicel have both introduced tariff promotions in attempts to combat the threat from the newcomer. Market leader Unitel’s new ‘BAZZA’ tariff is aimed at ‘the multimedia generation’, with ‘more affordable prices’, inclusive of 60 minutes free-of-charge calls...

In 2019, the American company Africell obtained the unified telecommunications license to launch Angola’s fourth telecom operator. The commercial launch, initially scheduled for the second half of 2021, has been postponed several times, in particular due to certain external challenges.  The Africell group, holder of Angola’s fourth unified telecom license, officially started its commercial activities in...

Angola’s new mobile network operator Africell will launch its commercial services in the capital Luanda on 7 April, according to newspaper Novo Jornal’s sources who gave details of a launch ceremony to be held on that day. TeleGeography’s GlobalComms Database says that Africell delayed its full mobile launch target window to April 2022 after disappointing...