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Airtel Africa FY2025 MTN rival telecoms earnings comparison 2026

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Airtel Africa FY2025 vs MTN: Two Divergent Strategies, One African Telecoms Market

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March 29, 2026

Airtel Africa and MTN both reported FY2025 results with contrasting stories. One is doubling down on fintech as a core revenue driver; the other is focused on subscriber growth and infrastructure. A comparative analysis of where Africa’s two biggest telecoms are headed.

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MTN war chest Q2 2026 acquisition pipeline IHS Towers 90 days

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MTN War Chest Q2 2026: 90 Days In, the Acquisition Pipeline Has Changed

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

MTN Group committed .2bn of its bn fintech war chest to IHS Towers infrastructure. Moniepoint — the most speculated acquisition target — bought its own Kenyan bank. BETAR tracks what the pipeline actually looks like 90 days on.

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MTN 30 million connected homes fixed broadband Africa 2026 strategy

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MTN Targets 30 Million Connected Homes: The Fixed Broadband Strategy That Could Reshape Africa’s Internet

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March 29, 2026

MTN Group’s target of 30 million connected homes by 2025 represents the most ambitious fixed broadband expansion in African telecoms history. BETAR assesses where the strategy stands and what it means for Africa’s internet economy.

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Ghana 5G spectrum reset NGIC failure MTN NCA 2026

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Ghana’s 5G Reset: How the NGIC Experiment Failed and What Comes Next

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

Ghana’s NGIC 5G exclusivity experiment collapsed under deployment failures and commercial disputes. BETAR maps what went wrong, what comes next, and who is best positioned in the reset auction.

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Nigeria NCC CBN consumer refund framework telecoms banking 2026

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Nigeria Rewired Its Consumer Refund System. The Telecoms-Banking Stack Now Has a 30-Second Clock.

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

The NCC-CBN Consumer Refund Framework mandates automatic refunds within 30 seconds for failed transactions. ₦10B was already refunded before the formal system launched.

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Nigeria Project BRIDGE fibre backbone rollout — 125,000km expansion map with World Bank milestone financing and ISP open access framework

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Nigeria’s $2 Billion Fibre Gamble: World Bank Milestones, EU Backing, and the Right-of-Way Problem That Could Derail Africa’s Most Ambitious Broadband Project

UphivaBETAR
March 29, 2026

Nigeria’s Project BRIDGE will extend the national fibre backbone from 35,000km to 125,000km using $2 billion in milestone-linked financing. The architecture is sound. The barriers — right-of-way, vandalism, power — are not.

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Ethiopia's Telecom Revenue Levy Will Fund Rural Connectivity. Here's the Math. — BETAR.africa

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Ethiopia’s Telecom Revenue Levy Will Fund Rural Connectivity. Here’s the Math.

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March 22, 2026

Ethiopia has enacted a telecom revenue levy to fund rural connectivity. How the fund is structured, how much it raises, and who pays.

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Ghana's 5G Gamble Resets: NCA Strips NGIC Exclusivity, Opens Spectrum Auction — BETAR.africa

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Ghana’s 5G Gamble Resets: NCA Strips NGIC Exclusivity, Opens Spectrum Auction

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March 22, 2026

Ghana’s NCA has stripped NGIC of 5G spectrum exclusivity and opened a competitive auction. The market reset and its winners.

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DRC's National Digital Plan: AI, Broadband Towers, and a Five-Year Infrastructure Bet — BETAR.africa

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DRC’s National Digital Plan: AI, Broadband Towers, and a Five-Year Infrastructure Bet

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March 22, 2026

The Democratic Republic of Congo has published its National Digital Plan 2026–2030. What the $2.7 billion infrastructure target actually means.

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MTN and Huawei Sign AI Networks MOU at MWC. Ghana Gets the Pilot. — BETAR.africa

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MTN and Huawei Sign AI Networks MOU at MWC. Ghana Gets the Pilot.

UphivaBETAR
March 22, 2026

MTN and Huawei formalised their AI-native network partnership at MWC Barcelona. Ghana’s Alpha antenna pilot is the first deployment.

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Airtel Africa FY2025 vs MTN: Two Divergent Strategies, One African Telecoms Market

MTN War Chest Q2 2026: 90 Days In, the Acquisition Pipeline Has Changed

MTN Targets 30 Million Connected Homes: The Fixed Broadband Strategy That Could Reshape Africa’s Internet

Ghana’s 5G Reset: How the NGIC Experiment Failed and What Comes Next

Nigeria Rewired Its Consumer Refund System. The Telecoms-Banking Stack Now Has a 30-Second Clock.

Nigeria’s $2 Billion Fibre Gamble: World Bank Milestones, EU Backing, and the Right-of-Way Problem That Could Derail Africa’s Most Ambitious Broadband Project

Ethiopia’s Telecom Revenue Levy Will Fund Rural Connectivity. Here’s the Math.

Ghana’s 5G Gamble Resets: NCA Strips NGIC Exclusivity, Opens Spectrum Auction

DRC’s National Digital Plan: AI, Broadband Towers, and a Five-Year Infrastructure Bet

MTN and Huawei Sign AI Networks MOU at MWC. Ghana Gets the Pilot.

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave 2026: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures and at What Price?

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures — and at What Price?

COMESA Clears Vodacom’s Safaricom Stake: What 55% Ownership Means for East Africa’s Telecoms Map

Airtel-Starlink Direct-to-Cell in Kenya: The End of the Coverage Excuse

Nigeria BRIDGE Fibre Rollout: How the World Bank’s Pay-for-Results Architecture Is Funding Africa’s Biggest Broadband Project

Nigeria BRIDGE Fibre Rollout: How the World Bank’s Pay-for-Results Architecture Is Funding Africa’s Biggest Broadband Project

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Nigeria Bank M&A Wave 2026: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures and at What Price?

Nigeria Bank M&A Wave: Who Acquires the Recapitalisation Failures — and at What Price?

COMESA Clears Vodacom’s Safaricom Stake: What 55% Ownership Means for East Africa’s Telecoms Map

Airtel-Starlink Direct-to-Cell in Kenya: The End of the Coverage Excuse