Celtel is the most successful pan-African mobile network, offering telecommunications services to more people in Africa than any other network. The company began operating in 1998 and is one of the best-known branded businesses in Africa with mobile licenses covering more than 400 million people, close to half of Africa’s population. Under the brand promise of ‘Making Life Better’, the company is committed to achieving sustainable development of telecommunications in Africa.

Celtel has more than 15 million customers and operates mobile cellular operations in 14 countries: Burkina Faso, Chad, Democratic Republic of Congo, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia. For more information please visit www.celtel.com.

Commercially, Celtel has a strong record of investment and growth. Culturally, it operates to the highest standards of professional and corporate ethics. Celtel has invested more than US$ 1 billion in Africa. Its goal is to build and operate world-class networks that will keep pace technologically with networks in Europe and North America.

Celtel is committed to supporting the wellbeing of its employees and the communities where they live. The company focuses its activities in corporate social responsibility on education, through the provision of educational material and supplies to schools.

Internally, Celtel encourages all its employees to take part in community projects. Externally, among many other activities, Celtel is proud to sponsor the Celtel Africa Challenge.

Celtel is owned by Zain Group, a leading provider of mobile telecommunications in the Middle East and Africa. The company is present in Sudan, under the brand name of ‘Mobitel’. The MTC Group is listed on the Kuwait Stock Exchange. For more information please visit www.zain.com.