All Africa articles – Page 2
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Financial & PerformanceSpend: capex down, opex up as Vodafone reaches ‘appropriate’ scale
Q2/H1 FY25–26: with the Group’s capital structure ‘reset’, CEO Margherita Della Valle considers investment levels to be at the right level in each market: spend balloons at newly scaled UK, Germany finds efficiencies and reduces capex, broadly stable elsewhere.
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Financial & PerformanceIn-depth: defiant Vodafone CEO eyes European rebound
Q2/H1 FY25–26: unwaveringly positive CEO claims right-sizing initiative has Vodafone moving in the right direction, and earnings largely back up the claim, but as some headwinds wane others are gathering on the horizon…
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Financial & Performance‘It’s in our hands’: Vodafone CEO closes Group ‘building site’, ready for upward momentum
Q2/H1 FY25–26: Margherita Della Valle is convinced that the pared back, refocused Vodafone Group is now well-positioned for “good growth”, and considers performance in the first half of the year to support her claim…
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InnovationOrange tests Africa-focused LLMs to the Max
Orange’s super-app is integrating languages such as Wolof for AI‑based voice interactions.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: more fibre players pare back rollout; telcos mull AI data centre ambitions
Latest on EMEA digital infra: KPN and OTE revise fibre build strategies; Vodacom keeping “powder dry” for potential fibre, data centre buys; DT and Vodafone ruminate very differently on AI Gigafactory plans; more…
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Network & InfraVodacom brings Starlink into growing satco partner circle
Operator gains additional backhaul and preps new broadband services using Starlink’s LEO constellation, further expanding its roster of satellite alliances…
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: more change at Eutelsat; Vantage CEO named
November 2025 edition: France’s Eutelsat appoints Sébastien Rouge as CFO; Martin Bouchard becomes Vantage Towers’ fourth CEO in three years; UK altnet CEO departures continue, with Guy Miller leaving MS3 Networks and Sean Royce exiting Quickline…
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M&AVodacom ‘keeping powder dry’ for fibre, data centre M&A opportunities
Q2/H1: CEO Shameel Joosub teases more deals and partnerships to come as South African fibreco deal nears completion, with more wireline infra and potential data centre tie-ups under consideration. While tower deals in Egypt are off the table, ears are open for a change at Safaricom…
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Analyst BriefingVodafonewatch: satellite deals, towers sales
Latest Vodafone Analyst Briefing: including moves in satellite and direct-to-device; a progress report from VodafoneZiggo on performance and a planned wireless infra divestment; installation of a new CEO at Vantage Towers; and more share price volatility at Vi…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch: satcos look towards future tech; telcos adjust to infra competition
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Vodafone ‘finding its niche’ in subsea cables; SES charts course to launching satellite-based quantum services; Indus Towers eyes possible acquisitions to fuel African expansion; more…
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Strategy & ChangeIndus Towers ‘open’ to acquisitions as African expansion plans evolve
Indus Towers CEO Prachur Sah said inorganic moves “may be considered” to fuel the business’ African growth, although initial focus remains on organic build-out. The exec noted strategic plans in the region to differentiate from well-established rivals…
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PeoplewatchMiddle East’s TASC Towers names new CEO as Ooredoo deal nears closure
Zain strategy chief Kamil Hilali replaces Iyad Mazhar as CEO of the MENA-focused towerco, and in doing so is in line to lead it into a new phase of expansion following the purchase of Ooredoo’s wireless infra portfolio…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: deep water fibre deployments; AI infra transfers
Latest on EMEA digital infra: EXA Infrastructure, Orange, and Vodafone progress subsea cable projects; Retelit finalise BT Italia acquisition; Cellnex offloads French data centre unit to Vauban; more…
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Venturing & InvestmentsImpact investor STOA fuels Atlas Tower’s Kenyan expansion plans
Africa-focused, French infra fund backs growing tower operator, supporting build acceleration and sustainable energy efficiency initiatives…
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PeoplewatchDigital Infra Peoplewatch: DigitalBridge names data centre leader; Open Dutch Fiber recruits ops boss
October 2025 edition: Alpen Glasfaser, Open Dutch Fiber, and the newly created PremiumFiber name top-level leadership; data centre players Colt, Raxio, and Vantage recruit senior finance experts; France’s TDF continues C-suite revamp; more…
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Network & InfraOrange hosts first landing for Medusa subsea cable in Marseille
The 8,700km system marks a major milestone as it makes land in the southern French city, with the first phase to be ready early next year…
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Analyst BriefingOrangewatch Analyst Briefing: Regulation spotlighted, MásOrange diversifies, and change beckons in France
In this issue, we report on Christel Heydemann’s view of the current regulatory landscape in Europe during an event organised by the Financial Times.
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: satellite sovereignty in focus; data centres switch hands
Latest on EMEA digital infra: Eutelsat receives shareholder approval for capital raise; SpaceRISE seeks out ground infra partners for IRIS2; Polish telecoms regulator set to further deregulate Orange Poland; more…
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Financial & PerformanceSafaricom scaleup Circle Gas faces ‘severe but plausible’ funding crunch
Kenyan cooking gas investment continues to post substantial losses despite showing some fruit from a major restructure, with new funding required to ensure expansion plans can go ahead…
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Analyst BriefingEMEA Infrawatch Analyst Briefing: fibrecos hit the accelerator; digital divestments develop
Latest on EMEA digital infra: French operators progress copper-to-fibre migration; German government mulls regulatory changes to speed up fibre rollout to flats; TDF becomes latest subject of French tower divestments; fibre players GlobalConnect and XpFibre reportedly up for sale…