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Telecommunications group, MTN, has announced an innovation contest tagged ‘PachiPanda Challenge’ aimed at incubating youth-led SMEs that tackle current environmental challenges in Nigeria, South Africa, and Zambia. According to the company, the winning team (first prize) from each country will receive prizes valued at $5,000. They will also advance to the Africa PachiPanda contest where they…

MTN Group has appointed MTN Nigeria’s Chief Technical Officer, Mohammed Rufai, as the Chief Executive Officer of MTN Congo-Brazaville.  The appointment, which came as leadership reshuffling in the Group’s West Africa operations, will see the current CEO of MTN Congo-Brazzaville, Ayham Moussa, move to MTN Nigeria as Chief Operations Officer (COO).  According to a statement from the Group, Rufai…

Mastercard has agreed to purchase a minority stake in the fintech division of MTN Group, Africa’s largest cellphone provider, which it values at $5.2 billion. The signing of the formal investment agreements will likely occur very soon as both parties near the end of the regular due diligence process; the investment will be closed subject to usual closing conditions, MTN announced in a statement…

Vacancies – Sustainability – MTN Group

We’re always looking for more agents of change to join us in delivering a bold new digital world across the Middle East and Africa. The President and CEO of MTN Group introduced a mandatory vaccination policy. The policy covers all employees across the Group, including all Operating Companies, as well as officers, consultants, contractors, temporary workers, partners, vendors, and outsourced…

MTN Group announces 2nd MoMo API Hackathon, invites developers to win $5,000

MTN Group’s Mobile Money Application Interface (API) is inviting developers across several markets to participate in an Open API Hackathon, with a challenge to create a mobile application that uses MoMo APIs for use in their markets. The hackathon will be the second conducted by MTN Group Fintech and will take place in the following countries: eSwatini, Zambia, Congo Brazzaville, Rwanda, Uganda,…

MTN Group restates commitment to Nigeria

MTN Group this week committed to support a bi-national conference for businesses operating in South Africa and Nigeria during the first visit to its South African headquarters of the chairman of MTN Nigeria, the Group’s biggest operating company. The commitment was made to Nigerian High Commissioner to South Africa H.E. Muhammed Haruna Manta when he met with the MTN Nigeria delegation, led by…

MTN Group Secures A Place In The Metaverse, Making It First African Company There

Today, MTN Group became the first African country to enter the metaverse after it acquired land in Africarare’s metaverse called Ubuntuland. The telecommunications cum technology giant purchased 144 plots of virtual land with an overall area of 12x12m. Africarare alongside Mann Made Media is developing this metaverse called Ubuntuland which will be open to the public for land sales before the end…