MTN Group appoints M&C Saatchi Abel as marketing partner

The R&D centre will focus on 5G, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud computing, and digital financial services.

Ayoba entered new markets in the fourth quarter of the previous financial year, including Kenya, Egypt, Mali, Tanzania, Burkina Faso, and Botswana.

This follows recent changes to MTN Group's leadership structure, which took effect on 1 April.

Mike Silber is joining MTN Group from Liquid Telecom, where he held the role of group chief regulatory officer, for the five years.

The telco launched 4G-enabled smartphone, IKOSORA+, as part of the Connect Rwanda 2.0 campaign during a ceremony in Kirehe.

Monzer, an MTN Group insider, has held progressively senior positions, most recently as chief technology and information officer of MTN Uganda.

The Nigerian business community paid tribute to the Wigwes at a memorial event yesterday, who died in a helicopter crash alongside five others in United States.

Mastercard and MTN Group Fintech have signed a multi-market agreement that will set in motion a new era of collaboration to connect millions of people and small businesses across Africa with digital tools to transact through secure mobile payments, expanding access to the benefits of the cashless digital economy.

The R&D centre will focus on 5G, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cloud computing, and digital financial services.

The pair were honoured during the MTN Group Leadership Gathering in Johannesburg, this week.

Telesonic is a fibre firm that will use Airtel's ground fibre assets and submarine cable networks to meet Africa's growing need for wholesale data.