MTN Group, Africa’s largest telecommunications operator, ranks second globally in the 2026 Ranking Digital Rights Index – becoming the first telecommunications company headquartered in an emerging market to place among the top three performers worldwide. …
Chairman of MTN Group, Mcebisi Jonas, has delivered a strong criticism of South Africa’s growing anti-foreigner sentiment, arguing that xenophobic rhetoric masks deeper failures of governance and diverts attention from the country’s unresolved economic and social challenges. …
… Major South African firms such as MTN Group and Shoprite Holdings operate extensively across the continent and depend heavily on regional goodwill. …
MTN Group, Africa’s telecommunications powerhouse, has announced a sweeping overhaul of its top-tier executive leadership across the continent, tapping highly experienced internal talent to steer its multi-billion-dollar digital and financial expansion. …
MTN Group has reaffirmed its commitment to Africa’s development, digital transformation and youth empowerment as the company marked Africa Day with a strong call for unity and investment across the continent. …
Senior Vice President of MTN Group, Ebenezer Asante, has called for targeted reforms and innovative business models to reduce the growing risks confronting Ghanaian businesses, particularly those operating informally and within highly concentrated sectors. …
President and Chief Executive Officer of MTN Group, Ralph Mupita, has reaffirmed the company’s commitment to advancing inclusive digital finance across Africa as the continent moves into a new phase of financial innovation. …
MTN Group, Africa's largest telecommunications operator, achieved second place globally in the 2026 Ranking Digital Rights Index with a score of 42 out of 100, becoming the first telecommunications company headquartered in an emerging market to place among the top three performers. The Group climbed from sixth place in the previous ranking, driven by strengthened governance disclosures, an advertising content policy, and enhanced transparency measures across digital rights categories.
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MTN's second-place global ranking in digital rights demonstrates Africa's largest telecom is advancing transparency and user protection standards at international scale.
MTN Group, Africa's largest telecommunications operator, achieved second place globally in the 2026 Ranking Digital Rights Index with a score of 42 out of 100, becoming the first telecommunications company headquartered in an emerging market to place among the top three performers. The Group climbed from sixth place in the previous ranking, driven by strengthened governance disclosures, an advertising content policy, and enhanced transparency measures across digital rights categories.
MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas warned that xenophobic rhetoric in South Africa threatens the country's values and prosperity, arguing that South Africa's success is inseparable from the wider African continent and that Africans must reject prejudice based on nationality or origin.
MTN Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas has criticized South Africa's anti-foreigner sentiment as masking state failures, arguing that foreign nationals have become scapegoats for unresolved economic and social challenges. Speaking at a funeral service, Jonas warned that xenophobic narratives threaten South Africa's future and its relations with the African continent.
An opinion article argues that anti-immigrant violence in South Africa, driven by beliefs that foreign nationals displace local workers, threatens the informal traders, migrant entrepreneurs and township supply chains that sustain the country's economy.
MTN Group has announced a major executive restructuring, promoting Mitwa Ng'ambi, CEO of MTN Côte d'Ivoire, to Group Chief People and Culture Officer, effective by September 1, 2026, following Paul Norman's retirement. The promotion has triggered a series of leadership transitions across MTN's West and East African subsidiaries, including Abbad Reda moving to lead MTN Côte d'Ivoire and Larry Annetts taking over as CEO of MTN Zambia.
MTN Group reaffirmed its commitment to Africa's digital transformation and youth empowerment on Africa Day, stating its mission is focused on unlocking Africa's potential through technology and connectivity. The pan-African telecoms firm serves over a quarter of a billion customers across 19 markets and employs about 15,000 people representing 74 nationalities.
MTN Group Senior Vice President Ebenezer Asante called for targeted reforms and innovative business models to reduce risks facing Ghanaian businesses, particularly those operating informally or in concentrated sectors. He stressed the need for tailored regulatory frameworks to support local enterprises and noted that some businesses are diversifying through capital market opportunities and improved governance structures.
MTN Group CEO Ralph Mupita stated at the 3i Africa Summit in Accra that Africa is well-positioned to lead the next phase of digital financial transformation, moving from mobile money to more sophisticated, technology-driven systems including digital credit, remittances, and blockchain-enabled services.
MTN Ghana, the country's largest telecommunications company, officially launched its 30th anniversary celebrations at its headquarters in Accra under the theme "30 Years of Progress, Powered by You." The launch, jointly led by the Minister of Communication and Digitalisation and MTN Ghana's CEO, sets the tone for year-long activities honouring customers, employees, partners, and communities.
MTN Group's CEO Ralph Mupita spoke at the 3i Africa Summit 2026 in Accra, affirming the company's commitment to advancing inclusive digital finance. He stated that telecom operators are expanding financial services access, reducing transaction costs, and driving economic participation, with Africa's digital finance ecosystem evolving beyond mobile money into AI-powered and integrated systems.
MTN Group Senior Vice President Ebenezer Asante has called for organisations to shift focus from profitability to purpose, arguing that the central crisis is not profit but orientation. Speaking at the Arganbright Partners Convergence Conference in Accra, he introduced the "Senseholder Value Accountability Framework" to help organisations recalibrate their ethical compass and address blind spots in their operations.
MTN Ghana CEO Ralph Mupita has called for stronger rules and regulations to combat fraud and digital scams in Africa's digital financial systems. Speaking at the 3i Africa Summit in Accra, Mupita emphasized that telecommunications operators play a critical role in expanding financial service access and advancing digital finance transformation across the continent.
The 3i Africa Summit in Accra this week has made artificial intelligence the dominant theme, with policymakers, regulators, and investors discussing AI's potential to compress development timelines and generate millions of jobs across Africa. Speakers emphasized both the opportunities—such as Africa's 66 percent of global mobile money transaction value—and challenges including fragmentation and regulatory misalignment.
The CEO of MobileMoney Fintech Ghana has praised golf as a platform for building connections and fostering business relationships, speaking at the 3i Africa Invitational Golf Tournament at Achimota Golf Club. The event brought together over 100 amateur golfers from clubs across Ghana and the continent, and served as a prelude to the 3i Africa Summit 2026.
Thousands of policymakers, regulators, bankers, fintech founders and investors have converged in Accra for the 3i Africa Summit, where artificial intelligence has emerged as the dominant theme across panels and discussions. MTN Group's CEO said AI and smartphone penetration are compressing development timelines, while officials noted AI could generate 40 million jobs across Africa and that the continent accounts for 66 percent of global mobile money transaction value.
MoMo Ghana's CEO Shaibu Haruna praised golf as a platform for business connections and community building at the 3i Africa Invitational Golf Tournament, noting that the sport creates a relaxed environment for fintech and banking sector professionals to share ideas and foster relationships.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, valued at $40B to $50B, will undergo a cross-border initial public offering on multiple African stock exchanges this year, becoming the continent's largest IPO and the first to list simultaneously across multiple African exchanges. The listing follows a meeting of the Nigerian Exchange Group and African Securities Exchanges Association members, positioning it as a test case for cross-border capital formation across African markets.