Ivory Coast’s digital finance market is unsettled as disruption by Senegalese mobile money platform Wave Mobile threatens to put rural mobile wallet agencies out of business. An agent who has set up operations in Abidjan said: “We are losing business and have to venture into other business lines to ensure revenue flows sustain our costs...
Côte d’Ivoire’s previous national development plan, 2016-2020, contributed to an average economic growth of 5.9%. The state wants to do better with the new. It is determined to tap more into the potential of digital by consolidating services and infrastructure. The Minister of Communication and the Digital Economy, Amadou Coulibaly, announces the construction of a data center...
MTN Cote d’Ivoire has released more information on its ongoing 5G trials, following a demo on Friday (18 February) of a number of services over its test network, including virtual reality. The firm says trials will be taking place at nine locations in Abidjan over the next few months, though it has not yet announced a...
French telecommunications firm Orange has partnered with utility company Engie to convert its main datacentre in Africa, GOS or Groupement Orange Services, to solar power. The immediate implication is that the telco will reduce its carbon footprint in the Ivory Coast. This follows an Energy-as-a-Service deal signed between Orange and Engie in December 2021, to...
MTN Group has initiated plans to construct new headquarters for its Côte d’Ivoire operation and also begin a local trial of 5G services in the country’s economic hub Abidjan. The company made the announcements on the back of a state visit to the West African country by South African President Cyril Ramaphosa. After the conclusion...
Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the demand for broadband connectivity has grown. To meet this need carried by banks, large companies and part of its private segment, MTN Côte d’Ivoire has improved the capacities of its telecoms network. The inhabitants of Abidjan have been accessing the 4.5G of the mobile telephone operator MTN for...
Following the deliberations of the Boards of Directors of Orange Burkina Faso, Orange Liberia and Orange Money Côte d’Ivoire on October 21, 2020, Orange Côte d’Ivoire announces the appointment of two members of its committee of Management, at the head of the Orange Liberia and Orange Money Côte d’Ivoire subsidiaries. These appointments take effect from 1 st November...
Orange Côte d’Ivoire announces the appointment of Ms. Nafy Silué, as Deputy Managing Director, as of October 7, 2020. She will also act as Zone Director of the Orange Côte d’Ivoire cluster. Ivoire composed of the three subsidiaries Orange Côte d’Ivoire, Orange Burkina Faso and Orange Liberia. The appointment of Ms. Nafy Silué crowns a flawless...
Orange Cote d’Ivoire has launched its first fibre access networks outside of the country’s former capital and largest city, Abidjan. Having covered much of Abidjan with fibre networks, Orange has now turned its attention to other regions, including port city San Pedro. The telco says that almost 100km of fibre has already been installed in...
French telecommunications firm Orange has partnered financial services group NSIA to launch Orange Bank Africa in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. According to a statement released to the media, Orange Bank Africa will be headed by Jean-Louis Menann-Kouamé and will offer a range of services accessible via mobile phone. Orange Bank Africa has been established to address...
