Airtel Africa
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| legal form | Private |
| founding | 1998 as MSI Cellular Investments 2004 name change to Celtel 2008 sale to Zain 2010 sale to Bharti Airtel and name change to Airtel Africa |
| Seat | Amsterdam , Netherlands |
| management | Christian de Faria, Chairman |
| Number of employees | 25,000 |
| Branch | telecommunications |
| Website | africa.airtel.com |
Airtel Africa is an international mobile operator based in Amsterdam , the Netherlands .
Starting out as MSI Cellular Investments , the subsidiary of the Kuwaiti mobile phone group Zain operated a GSM network in several African countries under the name Celtel , which was used from 2004 to 2008 . As a special feature, Celtel offered its network across national borders without additional roaming surcharges . This related to the countries of Gabon, Kenya, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Uganda and Tanzania. In 2008, Celtel was bought by Zain before the company was sold to Bharti Airtel again in 2010 and became Airtel Africa .
Airtel Africa is active in Burkina Faso , Chad , Democratic Republic of the Congo , Republic of the Congo , Gabon , Ghana , Kenya , Malawi , Madagascar , Niger , Nigeria , Rwanda , Seychelles , Sierra Leone , Tanzania , Uganda and Zambia . The company had over 78 million customers in March 2017.
On March 4, 2017, Tigo and Airtel Africa announced their subsidiary Airtel Ghana Ltd. in Ghana. and Tigo Ghana Ltd. to merge to create the second largest mobile operator in the country. Both companies own the same number of shares.
Countries where Celtel was available
Celtel stand in Malawi 2008
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Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Airtel Africa: Careers ; Retrieved April 27, 2017
- ↑ Company Overview ; Retrieved April 27, 2017
- ^ The Economic Times: Airtel, Millicom ink pact to merge in Ghana ; accessed on May 2, 2017
- ^ Airtel, Millicom sign pact to combine Ghana operations ; accessed on May 2, 2017