Airtel Africa joins global industry body to promote sustainability in its supply chain
April 6, 2022
Airtel Africa has joined the Joint Alliance for CSR (JAC), a global telecommunications industry body whose members promote sustainability principles in their supply chains. This follows the launch of the Airtel Africa’s sustainability strategy in…
Airtel Africa launches its long-term sustainability strategy
October 29, 2021
Airtel Africa has today launched a comprehensive sustainability strategy which sets out its detailed plans to improve the lives of millions of people across Africa through digital and financial inclusion and access to education. The…
Segun Ogunsanya Takes Over As Airtel Africa CEO
October 4, 2021
Airtel Africa plc, a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, announces that further to the Company’s appointment of Olusegun “Segun” Ogunsanya, as Managing Director and…
Airtel Money Users Are Now Able to Online Deposits and Withdrawals from Standard Chartered bank Accounts
August 14, 2020
Standard Chartered Bank and Airtel Africa have announced a strategic collaboration to drive financial inclusion across key markets in Africa by providing customers with increased access to mobile financial services. Through the collaboration, Standard Chartered…
Airtel Kenya Launches a New No Subscription TV App, here’s is what we know
August 7, 2020
Airtel Kenya has today announced the launch a new streaming application. This new application, the Airtel TV app, is designed to offer Airtel subscribers entertainment through their smartphones. “Airtel TV is set to revolutionize the…
Telkom Kenya and Airtel End Merger Talks
August 5, 2020
Telkom Kenya and Airtel have been in talks that if were successful, could have seen the two telcos merge operations in Kenya. We first heard of these talks last year but nothing substantial ever came…
Airtel Money Lost 91.9% of its customers in One Year
July 15, 2020
In the Kenyan mobile money market, Safaricom’s M-Pesa is the dominant player controlling a huge stake of the market. Its competitors, Airtel and Telkom have their respective services but none of them has come close…
Airtel Money to M-Pesa Transaction Fees
April 11, 2018
If you are an active user of any of the mobile money services in Kenya, you probably already know that you can now send and receive money across Safaricom and Airtel networks. For the longest…
Airtel: We Have No Plans of Exiting the African Market
January 31, 2017
Airtel is one of the biggest telecommunication companies in the world but the company has not had a smooth ride in Africa, especially in Kenya. The company has been struggling to compete with Safaricom but…