AFRICELL LAUNCHES MOBILE MONEY PLATFORM IN ANGOLA

by the mobile telecommunications operator, said, “Airtel Africa is cognisant of the great value education contributes to our nations across the continent, which is why we are very deliberate in promoting education and empowering our people.”

Africell has launched mobile financial services in Angola. Backed by Angola’s newest mobile network operator, the Afrimoney mobile money platform will provide essential financial tools to many of the approximately 50% of Angolans who don’t have bank accounts. Through their mobile phones, Afrimoney users will be able to transact digitally with other individuals and organisations on the network, gaining the ability to transfer, spend and earn instantly. Angola’s mobile money industry has more scope for growth than most countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Airtel Africa To Support Digital Learning

“Airtel Africa will continue to support the shared efforts of the government of Uganda, by identifying and collaborating with strategic partners like UNICEF to transform the way our children learn. We commit to do this in Uganda and across the 13 other countries where Airtel Africa operates.”

Paratus And Infinera Collaborate On Equiano Cable System

Airtel Africa has reaffirmed to UNICEF that it will continue to accelerate access to quality education to millions of children in Africa, through digital learning. The company's CEO, Segun Ogunsanya, who was speaking during a visit to Kitende Secondary School, Entebbe, one of the schools connected to the Internet

With the landing of the Equiano submarine cable in June of 2022 in Namibia, the Paratus Group has established a partnership with Infinera, a pioneer of advanced optical networking solutions, in order to provide better services in the coming months.

Schalk Erasmus, CEO of the Paratus Group, stressed, “Paratus have worked with Infinera for a number of years on other projects, and this partnership allows Paratus to provide connectivity that is 20 times faster in capacity, modern and flexible to ensure economies of scale, and offers efficiency in the services that the Paratus Group provides throughout its seven operating countries.”