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Bharti Airtel sells 5% stake to Qatar Foundation

Indian telco plans to strengthen capital structure and fund future growth plans.

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Vivendi gets two bids for Maroc Telecom stake

The French multinational is expected to announce its preferred bidder early next week.

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MTN could spend ‘up to $8bn on acquisition’

CEO Sifiso Dabengwa says his company looking for targets in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

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Huawei records 15bn yuan net profit

Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) sales increased 6.1% year-on-year for 2012.

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IHS inks Orange Ivory Coast and Cameroon deal

Nigerian headquartered telecoms infrastructure firm to manage more than 2,000 mobile towers.

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Telecoms giant ZTE sees gold in Chinese roots

Equipments company eyeing a generation of tech-savvy smartphone users to lift its profits.

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Negative Nigerian revenue growth drags down MTN

Significant tariff declines and heightened competition hurt operator’s business.

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Airtel Africa rolling out mobile HD voice services

High-quality voice calls to be on offer from the Indian headquartered telecoms firm.

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Airtel Africa readies info system for women farmers

Data about weather and government policy changes to become available in the East Africa.

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Chinese smartphone makers have ‘edge’ in emerging markets

Low-price manufacturers such as Huawei and ZTE could win battle with Samsung, Apple.

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Etisalat hires banks to seal Maroc Telecom deal

Morocco's BNP Paribas and Attijariwafa Bank are reported to be the chosen banks by the telco.