MTN Cameroon

MTN Group detailed changes at the top of its units in Cameroon and Benin which president and CEO Rob Shuter backed to continue forward momentum at each business.

A top minister in Cameroon told local divisions of Orange and MTN to impose mandatory identification for senders and recipients of mobile money transactions, in the wake of a spate of ransom payments made over cash transfer services, Agence Cameroun…

MTN Cameroon became the latest operator to have its mobile money service approved by the GSMA’s certification assessors, the 13th service provider to achieve the accolade. In a statement, the operator said approval followed a five-day assessment.

MTN Cameroon categorically denied accusations on social media it plans to close down its mobile money service, less than two weeks after the group’s Ghana business was forced to defend against a similar social media campaign.

Local units of Orange, Viettel and MTN were fined a combined XAF3. 5 billion ($6 million) by authorities in Cameroon for failing to properly register SIM cards and not meeting network improvement targets, Cameroon Press Agency reported. Orange received a XAF1.

MTN Cameroon was forced to defend itself after a report suggested messages it sent to subscribers “violate customer privacy” and were intended to “curtail customer rights”. The allegations, reported by Cameroon Concord, relate to complaints customers received unsolicited messages relating to internet usage.

MTN has suspended unregistered subscribers using its mobile network in Cameroon, a month after it agreed to pay a $1. 7 billion fine in Nigeria over a similar issue.