Orange has announced it has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of mobile operator Tigo in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

South African operator Vodacom is considering acquiring state-owned fibre-optic infrastructure company Broadband Infraco.

Kenya Red Cross Society (KRCS) has launched what it claims is the most advanced humanitarian aid app available in the world today.

The GSMA and Souktel, a Palestinian based digital solutions provider, have launched the first ever partnering guidelines for aid providers and mobile network operators.

Human rights group Licadho has criticised the Cambodian Telecoms Law that came into effect in December of last year, saying it “poses a severe threat to freedom of expression”.

Sudatel Telecom Group has announced net profits for the 2015 fiscal year of US$52 million, with the operator saying it is “satisfied” with its performance over the year.

Malaysia-based MNO Axiata has entered the Nepal telecoms market having finalised its acquisition of the country’s leading operator Ncell for US$1.365 billion.

Virgin Mobile’s Middle East and Africa (VMMEA) unit has hit 2.5 million subscribers, claiming to be the fastest growing mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) in the region.

Contrary to previous reports, the Israeli firm Cellebrite was not the third party that assisted the FBI in unlocking an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernadino shooters, it has been confirmed.

China Telecom has appointed its interim chairman and CEO Yang Jie to the chairman role on a permanent basis.

Indian operator Reliance Communications is transferring 5 million CDMA customers onto its rival Reliance Jio Infocomm’s 4G network.

Indian operators Aircel and BSNL have signed a nationwide inter-circle 2G roaming agreement.

Orange has acquired 100% of Cellcom, Liberia’s leading mobile operator, through its subsidiary Orange Côte d’Ivoire.

Vietnamese operator Viettel has secured negotiating rights to enter a local consortium set to receive Myanmar’s fourth mobile licence.

Indian operators Reliance Communications and Aircel have chosen to extend negotiations over a potential merger for another 60 days “based on good progress made so far”.

Bharti Airtel has entered into a definitive agreement with American Tower Corporation for the sale of approximately 1,350 of its communications towers in Tanzania.

Indian market leader Bharti Airtel is spending INR44.28 billion ($659 million) to obtain spectrum in six regions from the smaller player Videocon Telecom.

MTN has stated that it is willing to pay $1.5 billion of the $3.9 billion fine it faces in Nigeria in order to resolve its dispute with the regulator.

Helios Towers Nigeria is selling over 1200 towers to infrastructure company IHS in an agreement billed as Africa’s “first mobile infrastructure consolidation”.

Middle East and Africa operator Zain has announced a strategic investment in FOO.