Pantami Receives Orange Team in Abuja
- Orange with £1bn MEA Investment Fund, targets Nigeria
Nigeria and South Africa are apparently the next targets for Orange which has already established five Digital Centers in Africa and Middle East.
Nigeria is reportedly the next destination for Orange, France’s largest telecom operator, as part of it £1billion Middle East and Africa (MEA) Investment drive.
A delegation from Orange Group, (the Middle East and Africa) paid a courtesy visit to the Communications and Digital Economy Complex, Abuja based on the fact that Nigeria has the largest Digital Economy in Africa and a National Digital Economy, Policy and Strategy that is consolidating the growth of the Digital Economy Sector.
The Orange team led by Board Member of Orange group, Mrs Victoria Adefala was in Abuja to formally inform Prof. Isa Pantami, the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, of Orange’s decision to invest in the Nigerian Market.
Other members of the delegation include: Mrs Aminata Kana Ndiaye, CEO Orange Sierra Leone, Mr Alban Lo Gatto, General Counsel and Mr Jean Francois Thomas, Chief Strategy Officer
Orange team’s visit to Prof Pantami is reportedly described by stakeholders to be connected to Orange’s deployment of brand-new fibre backbone network in West Africa, including both terrestrial and subsea infrastructure to boost connectivity in the region.
