Vodacom, Safaricom face tough new terms from Kenya

The focus is now on growing the Paratus Group organically within each new territory, says Martin Cox, chief commercial officer.

The government has eliminated environmental evaluations for new telecom towers.

The Kenyan government has said that the money it will receive from a 15% stake sale in Safaricom to Vodacom will be used for priority infrastructure investment.

Security experts warn that cyber-extortion groups are abandoning traditional ransomware in favour of stealthy data-theft-driven Cy-X breaches, putting African enterprises, banks and public institutions at heightened risk.

The telco has begun to assess several corporate measures aimed at increasing shareholder value, boosting access to funding, and strengthening the company's long-term competitiveness.

The pan-African telco has struck a defining agreement with Kenya’s government and Vodafone to raise its Safaricom stake to 55%, tightening its grip on East Africa’s largest telecoms and mobile money ecosystem.

The funds aim to address the critical need for infrastructure upgrades in the Central African country.

A tripartite collaboration is launching a service to empower MTN MoMo agents with instant access to short-term finance.

Country’s telecoms ministry shakes up industry pricing to improve affordability and increase access.

The telco intends to build sustainable infrastructure to support a modern communications system that meets the needs of citizens and enterprises.

The telco has reaffirmed its commitment to entrepreneurship, highlighting its role in growing the country's start-up ecosystem via technology and connectivity.