Segun Ogunsanya

Airtel brings Ugandans closer to heart through corporate social actions 

Paul MurungiCompany NewsNews & AnalysisOctober 31, 2024October 31, 2024

In a historic visit to Uganda, former Airtel Africa Group CEO, Segun Ogunsanya took a trip to Kitende Secondary School, Entebbe in April 2023 to experience the fast Airtel internet…

Airtel Africa Taps Former Amazon Web Services’ Yashnath Issur As CEO for Nxtra, Its New Data Centre Business

Muhereza KyamuteteraAfricaCEOsCompany NewsNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryDecember 5, 2023December 5, 2023

Airtel Africa today has launched, Nxtra by Airtel (“Nxtra”), a new data centre business founded on what the telco says is a “commitment to meet the continent’s growing needs for…

We are not after the banks’ cake; but are baking our own more affordable and widely accessible one- Segun Ogunsanya, Airtel Africa Group CEO  

Muhereza KyamuteteraIndustry & AnalysisThe Big StoryMay 8, 2023July 2, 2023

“I don’t think we have dug into the space of bankers or the space of banking. We have just discovered a need that is not being met by conventional banks,”…

Airtel Africa Registers Double Digit Revenue Growth for half year ended 30 September 2022

CEO ReporterNews & AnalysisThe Big StoryOctober 27, 2022October 28, 2022

Airtel Africa has released half year ended 30 September 2022 results indicating double digit revenue growth by 12.9% in the first half and 12.7 for Q2,23. Constant currency growth rate…

Airtel Secures Full Mobile Money Operating Permit from Central Bank of Nigeria

Nelson NambooleAfricaCompany NewsNews & AnalysisMay 2, 2022May 3, 2022

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) offered a final approval to Airtel Africa Plc, a subsidiary of Indian telecom giant Bharti Airtel to operate mobile money services in the country….