Airtel Africa net profit jumps to $156M amid data and mobile money boom

Samson NderiJuly 24, 2025

Airtel Africa has reported a five-fold increase in its quarterly net profit of $156 million, driven by customer growth and demand for its data and mobile money ...

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Airtel Kenya now has 24 million customers

Samson NderiJuly 15, 2025

Airtel Kenya has crossed the 24 million subscriber mark through its network campaign as expansion plans continue. This achievement was highlighted in the latest...

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Kenya’s ICT sector sees growth in early 2025, mobile subscriptions hit 76.2 Million

Samson NderiJune 30, 2025

Kenya's ICT sector demonstrated significant growth in the first quarter of 2025 (Jan 1 2025 - March 31, 2025). There were notable increases in mobile connectivi...

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Airtel Money customers to get 50% of bank-to-wallet transaction fees back as airtime

Samson NderiJune 5, 2025

Airtel Money Kenya has announced a new offer under the Rudishiwa transaction fee campaign series, extending the offer to all Bank to Airtel money Wallet transfe...

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Airtel Kenya launches new service to help customers flag spam messages

Makena Ndung'uMay 7, 2025

Airtel Kenya has launched a ground-breaking artificial intelligence (AI)-powered Spam Alert Service, which will be available to all its subscribers at no cost. ...

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Airtel partners with SpaceX to expand Starlink’s availability in Africa

Makena Ndung'uMay 5, 2025

Airtel Africa has today announced a partnership with SpaceX to bring Starlink’s high-speed internet services to its customers in Africa. Currently, SpaceX ha...

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Airtel Smarta Bundles launched with SMS, data, voice & Airtel Money cash back

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 13, 2025

Airtel Kenya has today launched its Smarta Bundles offerings. The new data bundles provides an interesting package that provides Airtel Money Cash Back for bank...

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Airtel customers can access selfcare services through a web app dubbed ‘Airtel Lite’

Makena Ndung'uFebruary 10, 2025

Airtel Kenya has announced the launch of Airtel Lite, a new Progressive Web App (PWA) designed to offer a lighter selfcare experience. The web app will have sim...

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Airtel Money extends ‘Rudishiwa transaction fee’ offer to Paybill transactions

Samson NderiDecember 5, 2024

Airtel Money has today announced that the Rudishiwa transaction fee offer has been extended to Paybill transactions. The offer will give back the transaction fe...

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Airtel Kenya unveils new campaign offering increased data for monthly & weekly plans

Grace MathekaOctober 28, 2024

Airtel Kenya has launched a new Data ImeData campaign offering their weekly and monthly data customers up to 50% more data from Ksh. 50 to Ksh. 1,000. The Amazi...

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Airtel to give free 1GB data every week to new customers in new campaign

Grace MathekaAugust 6, 2024

Airtel Kenya has kicked off a new free data campaign dubbed GB kwa GB. The campaign will target new customers who join their network. Key features of the GB ...

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Airtel Kenya opens new customer care shop in Mandera town

Grace MathekaJune 20, 2024

Airtel Kenya has launched a new customer care shop in Mandera town, in line with its ongoing network expansion strategy across the country. The new shop, which ...

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Airtel & ATC Kenya partner to provide internet to 50 primary schools in Kenya.

Makena Ndung'uMarch 7, 2024

Airtel Kenya and American Tower Kenya (ATC Kenya) have announced that they will partner to provide internet to 50 primary schools in Kenya. The partnership b...

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Airtel Kenya to roll out 100 new 5G sites in Kenya

Gladys WamuyuNovember 3, 2023

Airtel Networks Kenya Limited has announced that it is rolling out additional 100 5G sites across the country before the end of the year. The move is in a qu...

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Airtel Africa commits to providing access to quality education to African children

Samson NderiMarch 7, 2023

Airtel Africa has restated its commitment to providing access to quality education to African children, through digital channels. Airtel is a provider of teleco...

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Airtel Kenya introduces eSIM service on its network

Samson NderiFebruary 23, 2023

Airtel Kenya has announced the launch of eSIM (embedded SIM), a digital SIM that enables customers to access same functionality as someone using a physical SIM....

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Airtel Kenya launches “Internet Mashiani” with affordable broadband devices

Faith WambuiDecember 16, 2022

Airtel Kenya, has announced the launch of lower-priced Internet Broadband devices for homes, SMEs and communities in small towns and remote areas. The devices ...

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Airtel Kenya appoints Ashish Malhotra as its new Managing Director

Staff WriterJuly 4, 2022

Airtel Kenya has  announced the appointment of Mr. Ashish Malhotra as its Managing Director. Mr. Malhotra will take over from Mr. Prasanta Das Sarma who is movi...

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Airtel Kenya launches new initiative to promote electronic waste recycling

James WamathaiJune 9, 2022

Airtel Kenya has announced that it has launched a new initiative to promote electronic waste recycling in Kenya. The telecommunication company, a subsidiary ...

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Airtel Kenya has paid Ksh. 1B to CA to renew its license

Staff WriterMay 3, 2022

Airtel Kenya has paid Ksh. 1.13 billion to the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) for a new spectrum license for the next 10 years. The telco regulator h...

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Airtel Kenya partners with UNICEF to promote children’s rights to education & protection

Grace MathekaFebruary 10, 2022

UNICEF and Airtel Kenya have announced a partnership to promote children’s rights to education and a safe and secure childhood. The partnership will focus on pr...

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Safaricom has opposed CA’s review of mobile & fixed termination rates

Grace MathekaDecember 29, 2021

Safaricom has filed a case with the Communications and Multimedia appeals tribunal, opposing the recent move by the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) to lo...

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Airtel customers can now enjoy more data with the new monthly Bazu data bundles

Grace MathekaNovember 24, 2021

Airtel Kenya has launched a new data bundle that will allow its customers to enjoy more data. The new offer dubbed Bazu data bundle will give customers the oppo...

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Safaricom leading in internet speeds in Kenya according to latest Ookla Internet Performance Report

Grace MathekaOctober 22, 2021

Safaricom had the highest Speed Score (29.20) in Kenya during Q3 according to an analysis by Ookla, a web service that provides analysis of Internet access perf...

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Airtel partners with World Remit to enable customers receive money from 129 countries worldwide

Grace MathekaSeptember 22, 2021

Airtel through its e-money platform Airtel Money has partnered with World Remit to enable Airtel customers to receive money from 129 countries across the world,...

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Airtel customers can now pay for KAPS parking via Airtel Money

Grace MathekaAugust 25, 2021

Airtel Kenya, a subsidiary of Airtel Africa, has partnered with the Kenya Airports Parking Services (KAPS) to enable Airtel customers conveniently pay for their...

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Airtel customers will now be able to access MYDAWA services free of data costs

Grace MathekaMay 26, 2021

Airtel Kenya has announced a partnership with MYDAWA, an e-pharmacy in Kenya, to enable Airtel customers access the MYDAWA website and mobile app free of data c...

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3 M-PESA alternatives that you can use for your mobile money needs

Samson NderiJanuary 5, 2021

Mobile money transaction is big business in Kenya with the best known platform being M-PESA. M-PESA was launched in 2007 by Kenya's mobile telecommunications co...

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Airtel Money transactions below Ksh. 100 to be free from 1st Jan 2021

Makena Ndung'uDecember 24, 2020

Airtel Kenya has today announced that all Airtel Money person to person money transfers below Ksh. 100 will be free from 1st January 2021. This new developme...

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Airtel Kenya launches Airtel TV app

Samson NderiAugust 10, 2020

Airtel Kenya has launched the its Airtel TV app that offers a whole new world of entertainment via mobile phones. The launch of Airtel TV will make Airtel the f...

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Telkom Kenya and Airtel merger has fallen through

Samson NderiAugust 6, 2020

The Telkom Kenya and Airtel merger which kicked off in February last year has fallen through with the entities citing challenges in getting regulatory approvals...

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UNICEF & Airtel partner to support children & families affected by COVID-19

Staff WriterMay 21, 2020

UNICEF have partnered with Airtel Africa to support children and families affected by the crisis the COVID-19 pandemic has created. Under the new partnershi...

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Airtel to give subscribers bonus airtime courtesy of the 2% VAT reduction

Samson NderiApril 2, 2020

Airtel has announced that they will offer their subscribers bonus airtime. This move is as a result of the government reducing the Value Added Tax (VAT) to 14% ...

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Airtel is offering free Internet access to the Longhorn Publishers e-learning platform

Staff WriterMarch 24, 2020

Airtel Kenya has partnered with Longhorn Publishers to offer free internet access, on its network, to enable students continue learning through the Longhorn e-l...

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Airtel Africa reports a Ksh. 33.1 Billion profit after tax for the period ended 31 December 2019

Samson NderiJanuary 31, 2020

Airtel Africa has reported a Ksh. 33.1 Billion profit after tax for the period ended 31st December 2019, this is a 2% decline from the previous year when they r...

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Airtel Kenya to now charge customers 1 bob for 5MB of data

Staff WriterJanuary 30, 2020

Airtel Kenya has now introduced a new default data cost for its customers. Customers will now be able to access internet for just Ksh. 1 for 5MB of data.  This ...

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Riara University opens Robotics, Embedded Systems and Digital lab

Staff WriterNovember 27, 2019

Riara University has launched a new Robotics, Embedded Systems and Digital lab that is going to enhance the studies of students at the University. The lab was o...

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Airtel Kenya Voice and Data is currently experiencing downtime

Staff WriterOctober 16, 2019

In the recent past, a good number of Kenyans have migrated to Airtel courtesy of their cheap offers on both voice and data. However, their subscribers got a rud...

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Airtel data bundles in Kenya

Staff WriterAugust 27, 2019

Airtel is a telecommunication company that operates in the Kenyan market. It is part of Bharti Airtel Limited, known as Airtel, an Indian global telecommunicati...

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Airtel Kenya to roll out new mobile prefix series 0100, 0101 and 0102

Staff WriterAugust 26, 2019

Airtel Kenya is set to be the first telco to roll out new prefix number series 0100, 0101 and 0102 to their customers following the announcement by the industry...

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Communications Authority to approve the merger between Airtel and Telkom in 30 days

Staff WriterJuly 15, 2019

The Communications Authority of Kenya (CA) has indicated that it would approve the merger between Airtel and Telkom within 30 days. The merger will give rise to...

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Airtel expands network in Kenya with roll out of over 800 3G & 4G sites

Staff WriterFebruary 27, 2019

Airtel Kenya has announced the roll out of more over 800 3G and 4G sites across the country in a bid to enhance its network coverage. According to the company, ...

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