Indian billionaire Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Airtel Africa eyes AI, data centers to drive growth
Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Airtel Africa targets partnerships, AI, and data centers to strengthen the continent’s digital economy.
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Sunil Bharti Mittal’s Airtel Africa targets partnerships, AI, and data centers to strengthen the continent’s digital economy.
Airtel Africa has broken ground on a 44-megawatt Nxtra data center at Tatu City, Kenya, to serve enterprises, government agencies, and global cloud providers.
Airtel Africa, led by Indian billionaire Sunil Mittal, posted $1.42 billion in Q1 revenue, driven by mobile money, data growth, and user expansion.
This initiative follows a similar $100 million buyback completed in March 2024, further underscoring Airtel Africa’s commitment to capital reduction and rewarding shareholders.
Telecom giant aims to stabilize costs and enhance sustainability in key African markets.
According to a recent statement by Airtel Africa, the share buyback program will commence immediately, spanning a duration of up to 12 months.
Mittal owns an indirect 3.38-percent stake in the telecom giant.
In comparison to the previous year’s figures, the telecom company’s profit increased by 97.3 percent.
Airtel Africa is a leading provider of telecom and mobile money services in East, Central and West Africa.
Airtel Nigeria is the most profitable subsidiary of Airtel Africa, a leading telecom and mobile money services provider in Africa.
Both MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa have received approval-in-principle for a service bank license.
Airtel Africa is a leading telecom and mobile money services provider in Africa, with a presence in 14 countries.
The company has initiated a process to buy back the 8.27-percent minority stake at an offering price of $0.1358 per share.