Skip to content
March 26, 2026
  • Menu
  • Search
  • Follow us:
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Snapchat
  • More
CEO East Africa
 
Thought Leadership
  • Business & Markets
    • The Big Story
    • Company News
    • Banking & Financial Services
    • News & Analysis
    • Technology & Innovation
    • Energy, Oil & Gas
    • East Africa
    • Investigations & Special Reports
    • Economy & Policy
    • Markets & Money
    • Global News
    • Hospitality & Tourism
    • Real Estate & Construction
    • Legal & Justice
    • Manufacturing & Industry
    • Media & Communication
    • News In Pictures
    • Politics & Goverment
    • Regulation & Compliance
    • Sponsored Content
    • Agriculture & Agro-industry
  • Leadership & Governance
    • CEO Perspectives
    • Executive Profiles
    • Women In Leadership
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Transitions & Succession
    • C-Suite Leadership
    • Boards & Governance
    • Thought Leadership
    • Ugandans Excelling Abroad
  • Lists & Rankings
    • 100 Leading & Admired CEOs
    • 100 Most Trusted & Respected Companies
    • 100 Women Fixing Uganda
    • Billionaires
    • 100 Women in Finance
    • 50 Leading CFOs
    • 50 Leading CHROs
    • CEO Of The Week
    • The CIO/CTO Power List
    • The Uganda 300 Index
    • Top 50 CMOs
    • Top Law Firms
    • Uganda’s 100 Oil & Gas Leaders 2024
    • Product of the Week
  • Lifestyle
    • The Executive Traveler
    • Destinations & Hotels
    • Automobiles & Mobility
    • Property & Living
    • Fashion, Design & Style
    • Music & Entertainment
    • Food, Wine & Fine Dining
    • Leisure, Culture & Experiences
    • Philanthropy & Personal Legacy
    • Wellness, Health & Longevity
  • More
    • Menu
    CEO East Africa
     
    Thought Leadership
    • Search

    Towerco of Africa

    Left to right: A photo collage of Hassanein Hiridjee, Geoffrey Donnels Oketayot, and Ronald Onzia. Hiridjee, together with Towerco of Africa Uganda, had sought to stay proceedings or refer a multimillion-dollar shareholder dispute to a UK court. However, court rejected the pleadings that Oketayot, Onzia, and another shareholder, George Arthur Ssamula, had strongly opposed.

    Ugandan Court Rejects Towerco Bid to Shift Dispute to UK, Citing Fraud Allegations and Public Policy

    CEO East Africa MagazineThe Big StoryOctober 24, 2025October 23, 2025

    In a ruling that reinforces Ugandan courts’ discretion to retain jurisdiction over disputes relating to alleged illegality, Justice Patience Rubagumya of the Commercial Division of the High Court declined to…

    How Bharti Airtel’s Indus Towers Decision to Enter Africa is Likely to Shape the Ugandan Market and Beyond

    Muhereza KyamuteteraThe Big StorySeptember 5, 2025September 9, 2025

    Bharti Airtel’s tower infrastructure arm, Indus Towers, is stepping into Africa for the first time — and it is beginning with Uganda, Nigeria, and Zambia. The move, disclosed in recent…

    Madagascan Billionaire Hassanein Hiridjee Takes a Huge Bite Out of Ugandan Telecom Industry

    Muhereza KyamuteteraCompany NewsThe Big StoryAugust 26, 2025August 28, 2025

    When the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) recently invited public comments on a proposed deal for Axian Telecom Fibre Limited to acquire a controlling stake in Wananchi Group (Holdings) Limited, it…

    Courage amidst adversity- the story of Ubuntu Towers’ founding and taking on the ATC monopoly

    Muhereza KyamuteteraC-Suite LeadershipCEO PerspectivesThe Big StoryJuly 2, 2023July 2, 2023

    Ubuntu Towers is now part of Towerco Of Africa (TOA), a subsidiary of AXIAN Telecom, operating in Madagascar, Tanzania and DRC. TOA company brings together industry expertise, and diverse and established…

    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Youtube

    Latest Stories

    • UNOC Calls for Stronger QHSSE Standards as Sector advances to Oil Production
      by Brian Emorut
      March 26, 2026
    • MTN secures a procedural victory as the Tax Appeals Tribunal halts URA’s objection, allowing the telecom giant to challenge a UGX 169.9 billion tax dispute without upfront payment.
      Tax Appeals Tribunal Halts URA’s Objection to Non-Payment of 30% of Disputed UGX 169.9b by MTN Over Due Process Failures
      by Muhereza Kyamutetera
      March 26, 2026
    • Diageo’s planned exit from EABL will also ripple into Uganda, where the group operates through Uganda Breweries Limited, underscoring the regional stakes of a deal that spans key alcohol markets across East Africa.
      Diageo Says Kenyan Distributor Weaponising Case to Frustrate its Exit From EABL
      by Jeff Winters
      March 26, 2026
    • How Digital Empowerment is Shaping the Future of Ugandan Women 
      by Paul Murungi
      March 25, 2026
    • Airtel Africa Completes Starlink Internet Trials in Kenya as Uganda Maps Rollout Framework
      by Paul Murungi
      March 25, 2026
    • OPINION: This Is Why The Ruparelia Foundation & Partners Are Investing UGX1.7 bn in the Bukedea Eye-camp
      by CEO East Africa Magazine
      March 25, 2026
    • MTN and Stanbic: A Comparative Look at Two Market Leaders
      by Muhereza Kyamutetera
      March 25, 2026
    • Tax Justice, Trust & Nation-Building: A Conversation with Tax Appeals Tribunal’s Crystal Kabajwara
      by Muhereza Kyamutetera
      March 25, 2026
    • #WomenFixingUganda: Q&A with Leadership Coach Eileen Walusimbi on Conscious Leadership That Builds Lasting Organisations
      by Kisakye Imani
      March 25, 2026
    • Why we are all vital to Uganda’s Development.
      by CEO East Africa Magazine
      March 24, 2026

    © 2025CEO East Africa. For Inquiries Please Call +256772415939 All Rights Reserved.
    CEO East Africa
     
    Thought Leadership
    • Business & Markets
      • The Big Story
      • Company News
      • Banking & Financial Services
      • News & Analysis
      • Technology & Innovation
      • Energy, Oil & Gas
      • East Africa
      • Investigations & Special Reports
      • Economy & Policy
      • Markets & Money
      • Global News
      • Hospitality & Tourism
      • Real Estate & Construction
      • Legal & Justice
      • Manufacturing & Industry
      • Media & Communication
      • News In Pictures
      • Politics & Goverment
      • Regulation & Compliance
      • Sponsored Content
      • Agriculture & Agro-industry
    • Leadership & Governance
      • CEO Perspectives
      • Executive Profiles
      • Women In Leadership
      • Entrepreneurship
      • Transitions & Succession
      • C-Suite Leadership
      • Boards & Governance
      • Thought Leadership
      • Ugandans Excelling Abroad
    • Lists & Rankings
      • 100 Leading & Admired CEOs
      • 100 Most Trusted & Respected Companies
      • 100 Women Fixing Uganda
      • Billionaires
      • 100 Women in Finance
      • 50 Leading CFOs
      • 50 Leading CHROs
      • CEO Of The Week
      • The CIO/CTO Power List
      • The Uganda 300 Index
      • Top 50 CMOs
      • Top Law Firms
      • Uganda’s 100 Oil & Gas Leaders 2024
      • Product of the Week
    • Lifestyle
      • The Executive Traveler
      • Destinations & Hotels
      • Automobiles & Mobility
      • Property & Living
      • Fashion, Design & Style
      • Music & Entertainment
      • Food, Wine & Fine Dining
      • Leisure, Culture & Experiences
      • Philanthropy & Personal Legacy
      • Wellness, Health & Longevity
    error: Content is protected !!
    ×