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In a move seen as an exit strategy out of its African business and a consolidation for Airtel, Regional telco Tigo has sold its Rwandan business to Airtel, which is its third of such sale this year. Bharti has announced that it had entered into a consensus with Millicom International, which is the parent firm […]
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A proposal has been submitted to the Zimbabwean government by Fly Modern Ark in which the South African start-up would provide Air Zimbabwe with Xian Aircraft Company turboprop equipment in return for a 25% stake in the state-owned airline. Air Zimbabwe is an existing MA-60 operator with three acquired from China during the last decade. […]
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Ethiopian’s chief executive has disclosed that Ethiopian airlines has ended negotiations with the Nigerian government to manage the biggest private Nigerian airline, Arik Air. Through the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), the government of Nigeria has taken control of Arik Air after the airline failed to pay its employees and creditors for months and […]
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After the bidding process that would eventually provide a fresh investor for 9Mobile, formerly Etisalat, Nigeria’s $70 billion telecommunications industry is ready to behold a major acquisition on or before December 31. The sale of 9mobile was after regulators saved the company from collapse when both an investment fund and Etisalat exited the country in […]
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An additional Boeing B737-300 aircraft had been delivered to a Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, to augment its operations during the yuletide. The Chairman of Air Peace, Mr Allen Onyema, disclosed this in a statement on Monday. He said the aircraft touched down at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos on Sunday. The aircraft was the […]
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A record of 140,766,653 active subscribers of the telecommunication networks in October as against 139,905,213 in September has been made by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). This was revealed by the telecommunications regulatory agency in its Monthly Subscriber/Operator Data. Active subscribers grew up by 861,440. According to the data, 140,350,383 of the 140,766,653 active numbers […]
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A prediction has come from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) that African carriers as a whole are probably to make small losses in 2018, estimated around $100 million. In a statement issued by IATA’s Director-General, Alexandre de Juniac, in Geneva, the forecast was based on a collective net loss of $100 million by the […]
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Over twenty two thousand (22,000) people have been charged by Chinese prosecutors nationwide for property violations through Internet or telecommunication all over China in the first nine months. A call has been made by a Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP) investigation department statement for a much more immediate effort to take measures against cyber and telecom […]
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Since 1951 when Ethiopian Airlines commenced international flights, it has remained the huge figure in Africa’s aviation industry. Its role in the inception and foundation of the Organization of African Unity (OAU) is invaluable. The motto of the airline, “Bringing Africa Together”, which was issued in 1960s, demonstrated its aspiration to bring the continent closer […]
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The African National Congress (ANC) conference has given South African government until June 2019 to complete the movement from analogue to digital broadcast technology. The initial deadline, which was June 2015, has already been missed by the government, as determined by the International Telecommunication Union, due to a legal dispute between government and broadcasters over […]
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