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Highlights from across Africell Group

Africell operates in some of Africa's most vibrant and enterprising countries. Every day, Africell's employees, customers and partners do creative and interesting things. Whether it is a major corporate transaction, a smart social initiative, a cool technology innovation, or a feat of artistic excellence, Africell's communities have plenty of stories to tell - and we are proud to help tell them.


In this section you can find updates on Africell Group activities, highlights from our operating markets, press releases, and other helpful resources.


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6 November 2024

High-performing graduates from universities and colleges in Angola, DRC, The Gambia and Sierra Leone will get work experience, training and employment opportunities at Africell

8 October 2024

Exclusive NYC screening of forthcoming feature film gives taste of a film project designed to breathe life into one of the biggest geopolitical stories of our time

17 September 2024

Feature-length documentary starring BAFTA-nominated British explorer uncovers a region on the brink of colossal change

24 April 2024

USAID Administrator Samantha Power visits Africell's Luanda head office and meets staff and customers in Benguela

20 March 2024

Africell and Sotheby's host Idris Elba and other experts on Africa's creative industries

25 January 2024

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Africell Angola’s Luanda head office to emphasis strength of U.S.-Angola partnership

10 January 2024

The Africell Impact Foundation 2023 annual report highlights the extraordinary work done over the past year.

7 December 2023

Afrimoney unlocks efficiencies by implementing merchant APIs that comply with the new GSMA Mobile Money API Specification

29 November 2023

The only US-owned mobile network operator in Africa celebrates visit of Angolan President João Lourenço to the White House.

8 November 2021

LSE and Africell deliver programme on leadership and entrepreneurship for Africell staff and local university students in Gambia and Sierra Leone

20 September 2023

Remarks from senior US Presidential Advisor at event for US and African officials during the United Nations General Assembly 2023

20 May 2023

The White House announces support for Africell by USAID, U.S. EXIM and USTDA.

27 April 2023

Residency supported by Africell and ANGOLA AIR will develop the creative practice of African contemporary artists

20 December 2022

Event on the side-lines of the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit 2022 connects Africell’s operating markets with U.S.-based leaders, diplomats and investors

14 December 2022

The inaugural report reviews 2022 progress and looks forward to developments in 2023.

26 October 2022

MNRDC has travelled outside Africa for the first time after being piloted as a vivid virtual reality experience in New York

12 October 2022

Africell's CEO and the Director of the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue argue for trusted technology in telecommunications

6 October 2022

Godfrey Efeurhobo joins from Airtel Nigeria and will focus on accelerating Africell’s growth in Angola and DRC

15 September 2022

Award presented by The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue recognises Africell’s prioritization of secure network technology

14 June 2022

Africell’s cultural and community work combined in single strategic framework

26 May 2022

Secretary Blinken says that Africell's launch in Angola is an "important investment" that is "delivering real results"

22 April 2022

Afrimoney's expert insight into the latest GSMA report on the state of the global mobile money industry

26 January 2022

Africell tells Global Career Company how its people strategy is defined by investment in the vibrant talent pools of its operating markets

11 January 2022

As official GSM partner, Africell is proud to back two talented teams at one of the world’s preeminent sporting competitions

19 October 2021

Africell supports leading global forum focused on Africa’s role in the world, participating as Exhibition Partner

9 September 2021

Africell's Chief Legal Officer Magase Mogale is awarded In-House Market Maker of The Year at the second IFLR Africa Awards

7 September 2021

Africell has announced that it will end operations in Uganda on 7 October 2021

7 June 2021

Ambassador J. Peter Pham is distinguished fellow at the Atlantic Council and former top US diplomat in Africa

20 May 2021

Financing gives Africell the financial strength and flexibility needed to execute on its pan-African growth strategy

2 June 2021

Commercial loan from a syndicate of world-class international investors gives Africell a strong platform for further expansion across Africa

13 March 2020

New London head office to provide strategic base for future operations and growth