Africa Matters

Airtel Africa Foundation Launches ‘Airtel Africa Fellowship Program’

By Edson Baraukwa | Africa Guardian The Airtel Africa Foundation has launched the ‘Airtel Africa Fellowship Program’ for undergraduate students at IIT Madras Zanzibar, the first foreign campus established by an Indian Institute of Technology (IIT). The Fellowship is aimed at supporting talented students from diverse socio-economic backgrounds who are enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Data Science…

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Airtel Africa acquires 5G spectrum in Tanzania for $60m

This is to support network development for mobile data as well as fixed wireless home broadband capability, including 5G rollout… Telecommunication company, Airtel Africa Plc has announced that it has acquired an additional spectrum in Tanzania. The Tanzania Communications Regulatory Authority (TCRA) sold the 140 megahertz spectrum split between 2600 and 3500 MHz bands to Airtel for $60.1 million….

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Beatrice Nyamari at the helm of Smart Codes

Summary After the announcement of Beatrice Nyamari as the new Managing Director of Tanzanian firm Smart Codes, The Citizen Business Week reporter had a follow up interview to get to know her. Who is Beatrice Nyamari? You spent over 15 years in senior leadership roles across Africa with global companies such as Coca-Cola, WPP, and Airtel Africa; tell us…

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