In 2014, Liberia had already benefited from a digital infrastructure project funded by the United States. The project aimed to connect 51 Liberian government institutions to reliable high-speed networks. US President Joe Biden said last week that his government was working with Kenyan company CSquared to set up a nationwide fiber optic network in Liberia. This investment...
The Afriland First Bank in Liberia has launched a Mobile Money banking transaction service with Lonestar cell MTN, ‘Push and Pull mobile money service, with the aim of making banking more accessible and convenient for its clients. The MTN Push and Pull service, according to Lonestar Cell MTN Mobile Money Project Lead Manju Konneh, is...
For the first time in the history of mobile money in Liberia, Lonestar Cell MTN subscribers can now exchange US Dollars for Liberian dollars within their mobile money wallet. Manju Konneh, Project Lead for Lonestar Cell MTN Mobile Finance Services, said that the company is solving a problem for customers. Some Agents that do not...
Since President Weah came to power in 2018, the government has multiplied initiatives to make the public telecom company more dynamic. One of them led in 2020 to the modification of the telecoms law which transforms the national operator. The incumbent Liberian telecommunications operator LIBTELCO (Liberia Telecommunication Corporation) is getting a makeover. The state-owned company will now...
In the 11 January edition of FrontPageAfrica online, the newspaper reported that a customer, seeking to register his SIM at our Broad Street, Monrovia location was not able to update his SIM Card because he presented a passport and not National ID card. The article also reported that Lonestar Cell MTN staff accept $5 USD...
In 2017, the government of Liberia decided to take advantage of CSquared’s telecoms infrastructure to accelerate the modernization of public service in Monrovia. This time, he has the ambition to reach the whole country. The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) granted wholesale telecom infrastructure provider CSquared a national license on Tuesday (November 2nd). The signing of the related...
In its bid to boost Liberia’s digital financial platform, Lonestar Cell MTN has launched its MTN Mobile Money In-App QR Code. The app, identified as MTN Momo can be easily downloaded from the apps store and can be used to perform whatever financial transactions in both the Liberian and U.S. currencies, much faster and convenience...
The new Vice President for the West and Central Africa region, Ebenezer T. Asante, arrived in Monrovia on Monday, January 25, 2021, to meet with senior officials of the Liberian Government. Mr. Asante is in the country for a one-day working visit that forms part of a nine-country regional tour. While in Liberia, the new...
The Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA) has launched a SIM card registration exercise to be completed by February 2021. Officials have described the exercise as the beginning of a difficult process towards regulation, but a milestone for the country. The Authority has signed an agreement with the National Identity Registry (NIR) and the country’s two mobile...
The management and running of the day to day operations of Orange Liberia is now in the hands of a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Mr. Jean Marius Yao. The announcement of the change in leadership was made formally yesterday at a formal outdoor ceremony held at the company’s headquarters on Capital Bypass. Mr. Yao...
