The GSMA has called for a renewed dialogue between the Egyptian authorities and the country’s mobile industry after the offering of 4G licences failed to attract any bids from Egypt’s three mobile operators.

MTN is looking to divest a 35% stake in its Ghanaian unit in order to comply with regulatory criteria regarding its 4G spectrum holding.

While the market currently lacks even some more standard telecoms infrastructure, South Sudan has huge potential for growth, according to Research & Markets.

MTN has refuted claims that it illegally moved $13.92 billion out of Nigeria, slamming the allegations as “unfounded and without any merit”.

After all three Egyptian operators chose not to acquire a 4G licence due finding the terms unfavourable, the government is debating whether to auction them internationally.

Israeli market leader Cellcom has reached “advanced stages of negotiations” over a network sharing and hosting arrangement with a group of investors considering an acquisition of Golan Telecom.

The Solomon Islands has demonstrated some impressive figures when it comes to mobile uptake, according to new research.

New data on Mauritius’ mobile and broadband market has been released by Research and Markets.

The Overseas Private Investment Corporation (OPIC), the U.S. Government’s development finance institution, has made its first disbursement to Mawingu Networks.

Turkcell has announced the launching of its mobile application “Merhaba Umut” – “Hello Hope” to facilitate the integration of Syrian refugees living in Turkey.

Research and Markets has released its latest status report on the telecoms sector in Libya.

Google faces an investigation by the Indonesian tax office over allegedly unpaid taxes on billions of dollars worth of advertising revenue.

Norwegian group Telenor and Saudi operator STC are both considering whether to continue their operations in Malaysia.

Malaysian operator group Axiata is attempting to raise up to $700 million by divesting some of its overseas holdings in Cambodia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.

Vodafone is planning a $3 billion injection of equity into its Indian unit to prepare for the market debut of new rival Reliance Jio as well as the upcoming spectrum auction.

Telia has signed an agreement to sell its stake in Tajikistani operator Tcell to AKFED (the Aga Khan Fund for Economic Development).

Indian newcomer Reliance Jio has revealed its 4G data pricing along with a launch offer of free domestic voice calls.

South African regulator ICASA has come under fire from Telkom SA’s CEO Sipho Maseko for “mak[ing] rules on the run”.

MTN will funnel ZAR9.9 billion ($730 million) into a black empowerment investment scheme in preparation for next year’s spectrum auctions, which require bidders to have a minimum black shareholding of 30%.

Telenor is still investigating options for selling its $2.4 billion stake in VimpelCom after announcing its intention to divest in October last year.