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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Mr Ralph Mupita, the Group President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN, says Africa should foster invesment in digital infrastructure to ensure growth and socio-economic development.<\/p>\n

Embracing technologies such as 5G, non-terrestrial networks and generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) were critical drivers of future progress and socio-economic development, he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe continent ought to get its infrastructural policies right to avoid the risk of being left behind in the digital age,\u201d Mr Mupita said in an interaction with the media, in Accra.<\/p>\n

The engagement, held under the auspices of the \u2018MTN Bright Conversations\u2019, saw the CEO highlighting the telecommunication giant\u2019s vision to lead the continent\u2019s digital transformation.<\/p>\n

The company is working with policy makers and relevant stakeholders to build a local ecosystem that balances relevance, global competitiveness, and sustainable investment.<\/p>\n

Mr Mupita touched on the need for fiscal policy reforms, sufficient spectrum resources to meet surging demand for data services, reliable grid power, and digital skills development to drive structural growth of the digital economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt MTN, we believe that these foundational policy positions, consistently adopted across the continent, have the power to drive structural growth of the digital economy, and realise the continent\u2019s full potential as we look to achieve the goals of the AU Agenda 2063 and beyond,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

On the company\u2019s strategic vision beyond \u2018Ambition 2025\u2019, the Group President said MTN\u2019s future lay in harnessing the structural growth of digital connectivity, fintech, and digital infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis tripartite focus aligns with Africa\u2019s digital transformation needs, positioning MTN to enable socio-economic development through technology,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n

Currently, the company serves nearly 300 million customers, emerging as Africa\u2019s largest and one of the world\u2019s biggest telecom operators outside China and India.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur work is about empowering people to build a better life for themselves and their loved ones. We simply leverage technology to deliver opportunities,\u201d Mr Mupita stated.<\/p>\n

Highlighting the company\u2019s performance in the first half of 2025, he cited a 4.7 per cent growth in subscribers across Africa, adding that mobile money users, data and digital services also recorded significant growth.<\/p>\n

\u201cGhana played an important role in this performance. Those results would not have been as strong without the contribution from MTN Ghana,\u201d the Group President stated.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Lesotho. Mr Ralph Mupita, the Group President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of MTN, says Africa should foster invesment in digital infrastructure to ensure growth and socio-economic development. 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