In August, the Ivorian State decided during a Council of Ministers to sell part of its 14.95% stake in the capital of Orange CI via an OPV. The operation was launched on Wednesday November 30 and will allow the State to retain a 5% stake as well as a seat on the board of directors. The...
Orange Botswana, a subsidiary of France’s Orange Group, has launched the group’s first 5G network in Africa. The new infrastructure covers 30% of the country’s population, centred on greater Gaborone and Francistown, with other cities to follow in 2023. Orange Botswana had earlier opened a new digital innovation centre in the capital. As part of...
Orange 5G Lab Abidjan offers services and support to economic players devised with expert partners such as Huawei, Nokia or ZTE Orange (www.Orange.com) Côte d’Ivoire has opened its Orange 5G Lab, devoted to digital professionals, start-ups and businesses. This event took place on Tuesday, September 20 at the Deux Plateaux Smart Store (Cocody, Abidjan). It...
Orange Money, the mobile money service of Orange and leading Pan-African payments company, Cellulant have announced a new partnership to enable card-to-wallet transfers for eight banks in Botswana. The Orange Money Card-To-Wallet service in Botswana enables customers to transfer money online from any bank account to an Orange Money wallet. The Orange Money Card-To-Wallet service...
Telecom Egypt has signed a five-year local roaming services agreement with Orange Egypt to strengthen coverage of mobile services, specifically voice and data-based services. Telecom Egypt Managing Director and CEO Adel Hamed signed the agreement which is valid until the end of 2027. For Telecom Egypt, the agreement helps to solidify its position within the...
After its competitor Orange, the telecom operator MTN is in the process of creating a payment institution dedicated to financial transactions via mobile in Cameroon. In an interview published Thursday, August 11 in the public-owned daily Cameroon Tribune , the Minister of Finance, Louis Paul Motaze, reveals: “ Orange Money Cameroon recently obtained its approval, and that of MTN Mobile Money...
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says French multinational telecoms operator, Orange Group plans to enter the country’s telecommunications market. The regulator said a team from the Orange Group’s Middle East and Africa (MEA) division, led by Orange Group non-executive director Victoria Adefala, visited its headquarters to inquire about market opportunities in the country. According to...
Having recently been awarded the 2600MHz Time Division Duplex (TDD) spectrum and proceeding with an extensive rollout plan, Orange Egypt will deploy the Ericsson Antenna System to build a 2600MHz network that will improve coverage, capacity, and throughput. With better wind load, lesser weight, and high port count integration, the Ericsson antennas are also set to help...
Orange Telecom, the French, pan-African telecommunications Group has partnered with Moroccan e-health startup DabaDoc to launch the Orange Santé (“Orange Health”) platform in Côte d’Ivoire, West Africa. Orange Santé is a platform dedicated to the health ecosystem in Africa which is aimed at both African patients and doctors. It provides access to several services such...
The demand for high-speed connectivity is accelerating in Africa as is the digital transformation. Telecom operators are increasing their investments to respond effectively to demand and take advantage of the opportunities offered by a growing Internet market. The telecommunications operator Orange Maroc will invest 5.69 billion dirhams (575.6 million USD) in the Cherifian kingdom over the...
