Orange Niger, which was acquired by Zamani Com in November last year, has secured a loan of XOF31 billion (USD56.3 million) from Coris Bank Niger to fund the modernisation and expansion of its networks. In addition, the cellco plans to acquire a 4G licence and deploy LTE and LTE-A services by the end of this year. ‘This important...
Ceragon Networks has announced that Orange Niger has selected its wireless backhaul solutions and services to modernise its nationwide backbone network to LTE. Ceragon will enable Orange to deploy 4G, starting with the capital Niamey and expanding to other major cities with a view to securing over one million 4G subscribers by the end of 2020....
The World Bank has spent $ 100 million to develop digital infrastructure and services in Niger. The planned digital transformation will serve as the foundation for the program to modernize the economy and improve access to essential services. The International Development Association (IDA), the branch of the World Bank dedicated to the poorest countries, will grant Niger...
International civil society organisation Privacy International (PI) has called for the repeal of the Interception of Communication Bill, currently under consideration by lawmakers within Niger Republic.
The government of Niger has announced it has awarded a 15-year licence for the establishment and operation of a 4G network to Zamani Com, the new owner of mobile operator Orange Niger. At the same time, the cellco’s existing 2G and 3G licences have been renewed for a further 15 years. Orange will pay a...
Telecoms group Orange has announced the completion of its exit from Niger with the transfer of its stake in Orange Niger to Zamani Com SAS which is wholly owned by Mohamed Rissa of Rimbo Invest and Moctar Thiam of Greenline Communications. Prior to the sale, Zamani Com SAS held a minority stake in Orange Niger,...
Reuni in the Council of Ministers on 18 October 2019, the Government of the Republic of Niger has approved the acquisition of all the shares of the telecom tower manager Eaton Towers Niger SA, a subsidiary of Eaton Towers Holding Ltd, by its global competitor American Tower Corporation. This approval resulted in the draft decree transferring...
The global license of Orange Niger will be transferred to the company Zamani Com, it was learned from a government statement. ” The company Zamani Com SAS has applied for the acquisition of all the shares of Orange Niger SA, ” the statement said. The latter states that at the end of the technical analysis of the transaction...
Rimbo Holding has emerged as the frontrunner in the battle for control of Orange Niger, according to local news reports. Rimbo is owned by Mohamed Rhissa Ali, who is reportedly a minority shareholder in Orange Niger. In order to bankroll the deal, the businessman has teamed up with his Malian associate Moctar Tchiam, who is...
The mobile operators Atlantique Telecom (Moov) and Airtel were pinned for fraud in early July 2019 by the Regulatory Authority for Electronic Communications and Post (Arcep) of Niger. According to the findings of a survey conducted by the telecom regulator last February, unnoticed in the local media, the two companies have set up, in complicity...
