MTN Rwanda, whose complete name is MTN Rwandacell Plc, is the largest telecommunications company in
Rwanda
Rwanda (; rw, u Rwanda ), officially the Republic of Rwanda, is a landlocked country in the Great Rift Valley of Central Africa, where the African Great Lakes region and Southeast Africa converge. Located a few degrees south of the Equator ...
, with an estimated 6.4 million subscribers, accounting for 62.8 percent market share, as of 31 September 2021.
Location
The headquarters of MTN Rwandacell Plc are located at ''MTN Centre'',
Nyarutarama
Nyarutarama is an affluent suburb of Kigali, Rwanda. The area is well developed with modern roads, sidewalks and street lighting.
One of the key features of the suburb is "Lover's Lake" in the "Nyarutarama" valley, bordering on "Kigali Golf Cou ...
, Kigali, Rwanda. This location is in one of the upscale suburbs of the city of
Kigali
Kigali () is the Capital (political), capital and largest city of Rwanda. It is near the nation's geographic centre in a region of rolling hills, with a series of valleys and ridges joined by steep slopes. As a primate city, Kigali has been Rwa ...
, the national capital.
The geographical coordinates of the headquarters of MTN Rwanda are 1°56'27.0"S 30°06'13.0"E (Latitude:-1.940833; Longitude:30.103611).
Overview
MTN Rwanda is a subsidiary of
MTN Group
MTN Group Limited, formerly M-Cell, is a South African multinational mobile telecommunications company, operating in many African and Asian countries. Its head office is in Johannesburg. , MTN recorded 280 million subscribers, making it the ...
, a multinational telecommunications group connecting approximately 232 million people in 22 countries across Africa and the Middle East, as of 2016.
MTN Rwanda was established in 1998.
Listing
In May 2021, the shares of stock of MTN Rwanda were listed on the
Rwanda Stock Exchange
The Rwanda Stock Exchange Limited was incorporated on 7 October 2005 with the objective of carrying out stock market operations. The Stock Exchange was demutualized from the start as it was registered as a company limited by shares. The company ...
.
Governance
As of February 2022, the chairman of MTN Rwanda is ''Faustin K. Mbundu'', an independent, non executive director.
The CEO/Managing Director is Mitwa Kaemba Ng’ambi.
See also
*
List of mobile network operators in Rwanda
References
External links
Official website
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MTN Group
Kigali
Telecommunications companies established in 1998
1998 establishments in Rwanda
Telecommunications companies of Rwanda
Mobile phone companies of Rwanda