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MTN Rwanda Joins the Country’s Top Firms in a Major Profit Comeback

🇷🇼 MTN Rwanda Joins the Country’s Top Firms in a Major Profit Comeback

Rwanda telecom +0.75 · 12/05/2026

Brief: MTN Rwanda Profit Recovery I'm ready to expand this into a full SEO-optimized article, but I need clarification on the source content—your bri...

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How telecoms captured the remittance receiving market - Daily Monitor

🇺🇬 How telecoms captured the remittance receiving market - Daily Monitor

Uganda telecom +0.70 · 12/05/2026

Uganda's remittance market has undergone a seismic shift over the past five years. What was once the exclusive domain of commercial banks—processing W...

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Safaricom Ethiopia Revenue More Than Doubles to 15.9 bln Birr

🇪🇹 Safaricom Ethiopia Revenue More Than Doubles to 15.9 bln Birr

Ethiopia telecom +0.85 · 12/05/2026

Format --- **HEADLINE:** Ethiopia Mobile Money Market Booms: Safaricom Revenue Doubles to 15.9B Birr **META_DESCRIPTION:** Safaricom Ethiopia reven...

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MultiChoice faces possible multi-billion rand penalty

🇿🇦 MultiChoice faces possible multi-billion rand penalty

South Africa telecom -0.75 · 12/05/2026

South Africa's Competition Commission has escalated its enforcement action against MultiChoice, Africa's largest pay-TV operator, referring the compan...

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Safaricom Ethiopia Delivers 130.9% Revenue Growth as M-PESA Users

🇪🇹 Safaricom Ethiopia Delivers 130.9% Revenue Growth as M-PESA Users

Ethiopia telecom +0.85 · 12/05/2026

Ethiopia's digital payment landscape is entering a critical inflection point. Safaricom Ethiopia's latest financial results reveal a market transforma...

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Safaricom pays firm Sh1.4bn for M-Pesa technical support

🇰🇪 Safaricom pays firm Sh1.4bn for M-Pesa technical support

Kenya telecom +0.60 · 12/07/2021

Safaricom has committed 1.4 billion Kenyan shillings (approximately $11 million USD) to an external firm for M-Pesa technical support services, a sign...

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Kiosk economy: How small traders fuelled Safaricom's Sh100b profit

🇰🇪 Kiosk economy: How small traders fuelled Safaricom's Sh100b profit

Kenya telecom +0.85 · 12/05/2026

Safaricom's near-record Sh99.7 billion profit in its latest financial year underscores a seismic shift in African fintech economics: the informal sect...

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Safaricom Ethiopia moves ‘from startup to scale’ with breakeven

🇪🇹 Safaricom Ethiopia moves ‘from startup to scale’ with breakeven

Ethiopia telecom +0.75 · 11/05/2026

SAFARICOM ETHIOPIA BREAKEVEN --- **HEADLINE:** Ethiopia Telecom Market: Safaricom Ethiopia Targets Breakeven as Competition Intensifies **META_DESC...

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Safaricom Ethiopia takes $134m external debt on shallow local lending

🇪🇹 Safaricom Ethiopia takes $134m external debt on shallow local lending

Ethiopia telecom -0.65 · 11/05/2026

Safaricom Ethiopia's decision to raise $134 million in external debt marks a critical inflection point for Africa's telecom sector and Ethiopia's fina...

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MTN Rwanda Posts Strong Q1 2026 Earnings as Mobile Money Drives Growth

🇷🇼 MTN Rwanda Posts Strong Q1 2026 Earnings as Mobile Money Drives Growth

Rwanda telecom +0.80 · 11/05/2026

Rwanda's telecommunications and financial services sector received a significant boost in Q1 2026 as MTN Rwanda, the country's largest mobile operator...

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BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: The growing overlap

🇿🇦 BUSINESS REFLECTION: After the Bell: The growing overlap

South Africa telecom +0.60 · 11/05/2026

The boundary between telecommunications and financial services has become virtually invisible. Across Africa, mobile network operators—once exclusivel...

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MTN Rwanda returns to profit as data and fintech drive Q1 growth

🇷🇼 MTN Rwanda returns to profit as data and fintech drive Q1 growth

Rwanda telecom +0.75 · 11/05/2026

MTN Rwanda has returned to profitability in the first quarter of 2026, marking a significant turnaround for the region's largest mobile operator. The ...

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Delays in closing Safaricom sale deal gifts State Sh16bn

🇰🇪 Delays in closing Safaricom sale deal gifts State Sh16bn

Kenya telecom +0.60 · 10/05/2026

**HEADLINE:** Kenya Safaricom Sale Delays: How Sh16bn Treasury Windfall Reshapes 2025 Telecom M&A **META_DESCRIPTION:** Safaricom sale delays deliver...

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MTN Rwanda’s profit soars as it adds 800,000 new subscribers

🇷🇼 MTN Rwanda’s profit soars as it adds 800,000 new subscribers

Rwanda telecom +0.85 · 11/05/2026

MTN Rwanda's recent earnings announcement—featuring an 800,000-subscriber gain and surging profitability—marks a significant inflection point for East...

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Kenya: Smartphones May Become Luxury Items Under New Finance Bill Tax

🇰🇪 Kenya: Smartphones May Become Luxury Items Under New Finance Bill Tax

Kenya telecom -0.85 · 11/05/2026

Kenya's Finance Bill 2026 has ignited a fierce debate over digital inequality, with the government's proposed 25 percent excise duty on smartphones th...

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Improve service quality or face sanctions, FG warns MTN, Airtel, Glo

🇳🇬 Improve service quality or face sanctions, FG warns MTN, Airtel, Glo

Nigeria telecom -0.65 · 11/05/2026

Nigeria's telecommunications sector faces a critical inflection point. The Federal Government has issued a formal warning to three major operators—MTN...

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Airtel Africa posts record $813M profit, delays IPO

🇳🇬 Airtel Africa posts record $813M profit, delays IPO

Nigeria telecom +0.65 · 11/05/2026

Brief --- **HEADLINE:** Airtel Africa Posts Record $813M Profit Amid IPO Delay and Regulatory Pressure **META_DESCRIPTION:** Airtel Africa hits $81...

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Smartphones may become luxury items under new Finance Bill tax

🇰🇪 Smartphones may become luxury items under new Finance Bill tax

Kenya telecom -0.75 · 11/05/2026

Kenya's Finance Bill amendments propose a significant shift in mobile device taxation that could fundamentally alter smartphone affordability across E...

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MTN, Airtel, Glo must fix network challenges or face sanctions

🇳🇬 MTN, Airtel, Glo must fix network challenges or face sanctions

Nigeria telecom -0.65 · 10/05/2026

Nigeria's telecommunications sector faces a critical inflection point. On [DATE], Communications Minister Dr. Bosun Tijani issued a formal warning to ...

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Namibia invests $2.3m to tackle rural internet gap, targets 90%

🌍 Namibia invests $2.3m to tackle rural internet gap, targets 90%

Namibia telecom +0.75 · 20/04/2026

Namibia is committing $2.3 million to close its rural internet access gap, aiming to achieve 90% national connectivity by 2030. This targeted infrastr...

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