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Yasser Shaker: Orange ready to ‘grow again’ in Africa

2026-03-04T09:05:00

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Source: Orange

MWC26: After a ten-year break in M&A activity, Orange has made a “conscious decision” to grow again in Africa.

This article includes:

  • Themes: Acquisition strategy; Capex management; Digital financial services; Fixed wireless access; Inorganic growth; Innovative growth; Merger and acquisition (M&A); Mobile broadband; Mobile money; Revenue diversification; Super app expansion.
  • Events: Capital Markets Day; Mobile World Congress.
  • People: Christel Heydemann; Yasser Shaker.
  • Geographic: Africa; Botswana; Burkina Faso; Cote d’Ivoire; Egypt; Jordan; Liberia; Madagascar; Mauritius; Middle East; Morocco; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Tunisia; West Africa.
  • Organisations: Ericsson; Huawei; MTN; Nokia; Orange; Orange Bank; Orange Group; Orange Middle East and Africa; Vodacom; Wave Mobile; ZTE. 

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