Telecoms news from Cote D'Ivoire

Orange Hands Management of 2,000 Towers in African Markets to IHS

France Telecom-Orange has signed a 15-year deal to hand over the management of over 2,000 base stations in two African countries to IHS, a pan-African tower operator. ...more.

South Africa's MTN Sells Towers in Subsidiary Operations for $284 Million

South Africa's MTN Group says that it has sold its towers in Côte d'Ivoire and Cameroon to the towers operator, IHS for a total of US$284 million. ...more.

Orange Taps into USSD to Offer Facebook Services via Text Message

Facebook via USSD (Unstructured Supplementary Service Data) allows all Orange customers to access the service, regardless of the phone that they are using. ...more.

World Food Programme Trials Transferring Food Aid Funds via Mobile Phone

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a pilot programme that uses mobile phone technology to facilitate cash transfers to 54,000 people living in poor districts of Abidjan to assist them to buy food. ...more.