“Le Reseau du Peuple”
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Africell is affectionately known as “Le reseau du peuple” – or “the people's network”. Since launching in 2012, we have steadily grown our subscriber base and coverage. We are now joint market leader in the biggest provinces, including the capital Kinshasa. In 2021-22 we expanding our footprint into three new provinces.
Our nickname comes from our reputation for honest and friendly customer care. We understand what customers in the DRC want and need from a mobile provider, and we give it to them in the form of fast, reliable and reasonably priced data, voice, SMS and mobile money services. Africell DRC has 500+ skilled employees who are at the forefront of developing the DRC’s telecoms and technology sectors.
Visit www.africell.cd or connect with Africell DRC on LinkedIn.
2,344,858 sq km
AREA
105 million
POPULATION
French, Lingala, Kingwana, Kikongo, Tshiluba
MAIN LANGUAGES
Kinshasa
CAPITAL
DRC
2012
AFRICELL LAUNCH
500+
EMPLOYEES
5 million +
SUBSCRIBERS
Biggest Subscriber Base
In Kinshasa
Highlights from DRC
Expansion into North Kivu, South Kivu and Tanganyika extends Africell services in DRC to an additional 4 million potential customers
‘Virtual Congo’, sponsored by Africell, recreates DRC’s national museum in an interactive digital-physical installation
Africell is enhancing the quality and capacity of its network in the DRC with a deal to “fiberize” at least two hundred of its cell sites in the country over the next two years.
The Congo Pavilion, supported by Africell, will present DRC's national museum in virtual reality at the world’s leading festival of design-led innovation
Africell and Industry Five’s pilot project will create jobs and management expertise and help grow DRC's local technology supply chain
Long-term collaboration celebrates Congolese culture and launches a significant program of Africell investment in African arts and culture
Partnership gives Africell DRC’s enterprise clients access to next-generation customer communications technology
The inaugural Africell Congo River Marathon will be the first of its kind in central Africa
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