https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/663.html East Africa news 15 Telecoms & Networks news - East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/414/663.html en-us Sun, 12 Jul 2026 08:48:26 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/savanna-uganda-launches-mobile-networkexpanding-beyond-fibre-broadband-842333a Savanna Uganda, a pioneering telecommunications company, today announces its official entry into the African mobile network landscape as the newest Mobile Network Operator (MNO) serving Uganda and the broader East African region. Building on its successful leadership in the Fixed Broadband market, including a dominant share of the Uganda FTTH (Fiber to the Home) segment, Savanna Uganda now extends its innovative unlimited data and voice proposition to mobile customers. 1-269589 Fri, 03 Jul 2026 12:17:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Telecoms & Networks East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/vodacom-takes-majority-stake-in-safaricom-through-r35bn-deal-064995a Vodacom Group has completed its acquisition of an additional 20% effective stake in Safaricom, increasing its shareholding in the East African telecommunications and fintech group to about 55%. 1-269477 Wed, 01 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Telecoms & Networks East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/article/kenya-safaricom-starts-offering-stock-trading-on-its-m-pesa-platform-173626a Kenyan telecoms operator Safaricom on Tuesday, 10 February, launched stock trading for investors on its M-Pesa mobile phone financial platform, a move that could bring millions of new small investors into the bourse. 1-265528 Wed, 11 Feb 2026 11:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Telecoms & Networks East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.africa/article/airtel-africa-teams-up-with-starlink-to-launch-direct-cell-service-in-14-markets-627361a Airtel Africa said on Tuesday it has partnered with SpaceX to introduce Starlink's direct-to-cell satellite technology to all its 14 markets. 1-264311 Wed, 17 Dec 2025 12:25:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Telecoms & Networks East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/kenya-to-sell-15-safaricom-stake-to-vodacom-in-16bn-deal-952774a Safaricom said late Wednesday, 3 December, that Kenya is selling a 15% stake in the telecom operator to South Africa's Vodacom in a deal worth about $1.6bn, as the government seeks to raise cash by offloading some state assets. 1-263944 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 07:56:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Telecoms & Networks East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/article/kenya-safaricom-reports-55-higher-profit-as-ethiopia-loss-narrows-396608a Kenyan telecoms company Safaricom reported a 55% rise in its half-year profit on Thursday, helped by a smaller loss in key expansion market Ethiopia. 1-263053 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 09:37:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Telecoms & Networks East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/mtn-group-and-airtel-africa-agree-to-share-networks-in-uganda-and-nigeria-369218a MTN Group and Airtel Africa have struck a deal to share mobile phone network infrastructure in Uganda and Nigeria, they said on Wednesday, aiming to save on investments while still increasing service coverage. 1-256443 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:08:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Telecoms & Networks East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.co.ke/article/kenyas-safaricom-raises-117m-with-local-sustainability-linked-loan-691411a Kenya's biggest telecoms operator Safaricom has raised 15 billion shillings ($116.73m) via the second tranche of a sustainability-linked loan from a consortium of local banks, it said on Tuesday, 24 September. 1-251981 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Telecoms & Networks East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/m-pesa-safaricom-onafriq-ink-deal-to-boost-ethiopian-remittances-450239a M-Pesa Safaricom has partnered with Onafriq, Africa's largest digital payments network, to streamline remittance flows into Ethiopia. The agreement will enable Ethiopians to receive money from abroad directly through M-Pesa, the popular mobile financial service that doesn't require a traditional bank account. 1-246975 Wed, 20 Mar 2024 11:50:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Telecoms & Networks East Africa https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/seacom-subsea-cable-outage-disrupts-service-in-east-and-southern-africa-894583a Seacom experienced a service outage on its undersea cable system on 24 February 2024. The disruption is limited to the section connecting Mombasa, Kenya, and Zafarana, Egypt. Initial investigations suggest the damage occurred within the Red Sea, and other cables in the vicinity may also be affected. 1-246319 Mon, 26 Feb 2024 11:27:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Telecoms & Networks East Africa