Telecoms news from Mali

Mali Awards Third Mobile Operator License

The government of Mali has granted a mobile operator license to a consortium, the Planor-Monaco Telecom International Group - making it the third mobile network operator in the country. ...more.

Maroc Telecom Revenues Drop Despite Higher Customer Base

The Maroc Telecom group has reported a 3.4% decline in its full year revenues of EUR 2.74 billion (US$3.68 billion), in a context of a 25% mobile price cut in Morocco and a particularly unfavorable regulatory and competitive environment. ...more.

Mali Planning to Offer 3rd Mobile Operator License

The West African country of Mali is planning to offer the country's third mobile operator license by the end of this year, local radio, cited by the Reuters news agency has reported. ...more.

Five African Countries Agree to Coordinate Radio Spectrum Policies

Five African countries - Benin, Burkina, Mali, Niger and Chad - have signed an agreement to coordinate the management of radio spectrum, ...more.

Orange Expands Mobile Money Platform to Three More Countries

Orange has launched its mobile payment service, Orange Money, in three additional African countries, Senegal, Mali and Madagascar in recent weeks. ...more.

Satellite Communication Solves Connectivity Problems in Mali

The installation of the satellite connection is part of a pilot to see how satellites can best be used for capacity development purposes in Africa, Latin America and Asia. ...more.

Orange to Launch Pan-Africa Marketing Campaign

Orange says that it will be launching a pan-African brand campaign across the majority of African countries where the brand is present unveiling its new international vision: "together we can do more". ...more.

Maroc Telecom takes over Mali's Sotelma

The Moroccan telecommunications group said on Saturday it had acquired 51% of the Malian national telecommunication company (Sotelma) after making a €252 million bid. ...more.

Buongiorno Upgrades Agreement With Orange in Africa

Mobile content distributor, Buongiorno says that it has signed a larger agreement with Orange for the management of the operator's WAP portals in Africa. The new contract supersedes a previous agreement that saw Buongiorno providing Orange with interactive mobile services and CRM. ...more.

Mali Government to Sell Majority Stake in State Owned Mobile Network

The government of the African nation of Mali has announced its intention to privatise the state owned telco, Société des Télécommunications du Mali - or Sotelma. ...more.