Ericsson (NASDAQ: ERIC) and the MTN Group (JSE: MTN) have strengthened their partnership to enhance mobile financial services and financially empower millions of citizens across Africa. The partnership is set to broaden the scope of financial inclusion from first-time users to high-end business applications, utilizing MTN’s Mobile Money (MoMo) service on the Ericsson Wallet Platform.

Antoinette Kwofie, the Chief Finance Officer of MTN Ghana has been awarded the Ultimate Woman in Leadership – Finance Award at the 5th edition of the Women’s Choice Awards Africa held in Accra recently.

Vodafone Ghana has announced a significant achievement in its nation­wide expansion, launching 104 Community Shops.

Chief Corporate Services and Sustainability Officer, MTN Ghana, Adwoa Wiafe, has noted that her outfit’s Skills Academy – an initiative of the MTN Foundation – is taking measures to address the unemployment problem in the country, particularly among the youth.