Africell was established in 2001 in Africa, shaped by traditional African values, placing the communities in its markets at the heart and soul of its business. The company is a subsidiary of the Lebanon-based Lintel Group of Companies.
Africell is one of the fastest-growing mobile telecommunications operators in Africa. It has established itself as the number one provider in Gambia and Sierra Leone and is rapidly growing its newer operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Uganda, where it acquired Orange Uganda.
Africell Holding owns 100% of Africell’s operations in Gambia, Sierra Leone, and DRC, and 98.99% of Africell Uganda. The total number of active subscribers reached 11 million by the end of 2016. All four operations offer voice and 3G data services, with plans to deploy LTE services, which are already available in Kampala, Uganda.
