MTN Group delegation visits Uganda, pays courtesy visit to President Yoweri Museveni

Bayobab Strengthens East Africa’s Digital Future with New Uganda–Kenya Fibre Corridor - Innovation Village | Technology, Product Reviews, Business

MTN Group’s digital infrastructure arm, Bayobab, has taken a major step forward in reshaping East Africa’s connectivity landscape with the launch of a strategic cross-border fibre optic route between Uganda and Kenya. The newly completed 260-kilometre fibre link, running along the Uganda Railway corridor from Kampala to Malaba, connects directly to Kenya’s National Long Distance (NLD) fibre line from Mombasa to Malaba, forming a robust digital b…

MTN Group delegation visits Uganda, pays courtesy visit to President Yoweri Museveni

KAMPALA, UGANDA | THE INDEPENDENT | A high-level delegation from MTN Group, led by Chairman Mcebisi Jonas and Group President and CEO Ralph Mupita, visited Uganda this week to engage with national leaders and key stakeholders, reaffirming the company’s ongoing commitment to the country as a vital part of its pan-African growth strategy. The visit, which forms part of a broader engagement initiative bringing together board chairs from MTN’s opera…

Museveni Urges MTN to Expand Investment in Uganda

President Museveni met with MTN Group officials, urging the telecommunications giant to expand its investments in key sectors of Uganda’s economy to drive job creation and growth. ENTEBBE, Uganda — President Yoweri Museveni met with MTN Group officials at State House on Tuesday, urging the South African telecommunications giant to broaden its investment in Uganda’s economy. Museveni expressed satisfaction with MTN’s growth in Uganda since its in…

MTN reaffirms commitment to Uganda as a strategic growth market

A high-level MTN Group delegation, led by Group Chairman Mcebisi Jonas and Group President and Chief Executive Officer Ralph Mupita, visited Uganda this week to engage with national leaders and key stakeholders. The visit underscores MTN Group’s enduring commitment to Uganda as a strategic market within its pan-African growth agenda. The visit formed part of a broader leadership engagement platform bringing together Board Chairs from MTN’s opera…

Museveni reveals first person he spoke to on MTN Uganda call

President Yoweri Museveni revealed that the first person he spoke to when MTN Uganda launched was Nelson Mandela, South Africa’s first president. “I’m glad to see how much MTN has grown. I remember when it first started; Mzee Mandela called me on a small phone. That was the beginning of MTN,” Museveni posted on X. The telecom giant, launched on October 21, 1998, is now Uganda’s largest network. Yesterday, Museveni met MTN Group executives at Sta…

Museveni to MTN: Invest More Across Borders, Unite Africa’s Markets

President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni hosted a high-level delegation from MTN Group at State House, Entebbe, where he praised the telecommunications giant for its growth in Uganda and encouraged broader investment in key economic sectors and cross-border trade. MTN Group, a leading South African multinational and one of the largest mobile network operators in the world has had a longstanding presence in Uganda. President Museveni recalled the early d…