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Numéro 300 - Semaine 45 du 4 au 10 novembre 2013
TABLE DES MATIÈRES
 Vivendi cède sa participation dans Maroc Telecom ..................................................... 1
 African Business Magazine releases its survey of Africa's most valuable brands ...... 2
 Kenya: mobile helping farmers monitor markets ............................................................. 5
 Tigo set to change lives of children through social entrepreneurship ........................ 6
 AT&T cède ses tours-relais américaines pour 4,9 milliards de dollars. ......................... 8
 McKinsey teams up with ITU Telecom as Knowledge Partner to explore
transformative impact of Internet in Africa / Leading global consultancy firm to
co-host sessions, launch report at ITU Telecom World 2013 / MEDIA
ACCREDITATION OPEN........................................................................................................... 9
 VIVENDI CEDE SA PARTICIPATION DANS MAROC TELECOM
Par Les Echos
Le groupe français annonce avoir finalisé la cession de sa participation dans Maroc
Telecom, à l’opérateur émirati Etisalat pour 4,2 milliards d’euros. Une opération qui
devrait être bouclée d’ici le début de 2014.
Vivendi finalise la cession de la participation qu’il détient depuis 2001 dans Maroc
Telecom - DR
Vivendi finalise la cession de la participation qu’il détient depuis 2001 dans Maroc
Telecom - DR
Sauf surprise de dernière minute, le groupe Vivendi devrait sortir d’ici quelques mois
de Maroc Telecom. Le groupe français annonce en effet ce mardi être parvenu à un
accord avec l’opérateur émirati Etisalat pour lui céder la participation de 53% qu’il détenait jusqu’à présent dans cet opérateur marocain. L’opération devrait rapporter
4,2 milliards d’euros en numéraire. Un montant qui est en ligne avec la capitalisation
boursière de la part du groupe dans l’entreprise
L’accord est présenté comme « définitif », mais il reste « soumis à certaines conditions, en particulier l’approbation des autorités de régulation des pays où Maroc Telecom est implanté », précise cependant Vivendi dans son communiqué, en précisant être « confiant de pouvoir finaliser cette opération d’ici début 2014 ». Pendant
l’été, Vivendi avait entamé des négociations exclusives avec Etisalat.
L’Etat marocain souhaitait un partenaire local
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En effet, jusqu’à maintenant l’Etat marocain, deuxième plus important actionnaire
de l’opérateur avec une participation de 30% souhaitait, selon des sources proches
du dossier, qu’Etisalat prenne un associé local pour donner son aval à l’opération.
L’annonce de cette cession par Vivendi pourrait donc signifier que cette exigence a
été honorée.
Présent dans le fixe, le mobile et internet, Maroc Telecom, dont Vivendi est actionnaire depuis 2001, est l’un des principaux opérateurs du continent africain avec des
filiales au Burkina Faso, au Gabon, au Mali et en Mauritanie. C’est la première capitalisation boursière de la Bourse de Casablanca.
 AFRICAN BUSINESS MAGAZINE RELEASES ITS SURVEY OF AFRICA'S MOST VALUABLE BRANDS
PRESS RELEASE
African Business Magazine releases its survey of Africa's most
valuable brands
LONDON, United-Kingdom, November 6, 2013/ -- African Business
magazine (http://www.africanbusinessmagazine.com ), in partnership with brand Africa, Brand Finance Africa and TNS release
the full results of their exclusive survey highlighting a full listing
of Africa's most valuable brands.
As revealed last month at the African Business Awards, an awards ceremony organised by African Business magazine, Brand Africa awarded MTN and Coca Cola the
prize for the best brands in Africa.
In the November issue of pan-African monthly African Business, for the first time, the
full findings of a survey conducted by Brand Africa in partnership with Brand Finance
Africa and TNS are exclusively listed by category and country.
Africa's most valuable brands are dominated by South African brands, MTN, and
three retailers: Woolworths, Shoprite and Pick n Pay. The Nigerian Globacom comes
in at number five with two drinks companies taking the next two spots, Castle beer
and Tusker.
The survey was conducted in two parts – one studies the most admired brands on
the continent and the other looks at the most valuable brands operating in Africa.
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One surprising finding is that brands originating in Africa are not only holding their
own against international household names, but in some instances outperforming
international brands. While brands such as Nike and MTN rule the roost, the high placing of expensive brands such as Rolex reflects the growing trend in Africa towards
the high-end of the luxury market.
The rankings published by African Business have major implications as they demonstrate why some brands are regarded more highly than others by consumers. The information has been welcomed not only by the brands and brand architects but also
by shareholders, investors, marketers, advertising agencies, consumer groups and the
media as they provide an easily navigable chart of the current state of the consumer
market in Africa.
You can read the full version of this revealing survey in the November issue of African
Business, now available in newsstands.
Distributed by APO (African Press Organization) on behalf of IC Publications Ltd.
Editor's note:
Link to the listing and report: To access the latest edition of African Business and to
view the full listings and the report please click here:
http://issuu.com/icpubs/docs/ab1113_lowres
For further details please contact:
Ade Bamgbala at [email protected]
About African Business
African Business (http://www.africanbusinessmagazine.com ) holds the title of bestselling
pan-African business magazine and its award-winning team is widely respected for
its editorial excellence. We provide the all-important tools enabling you to maintain a
critical edge in a continent that is changing the world. Our special reports profile a
wide range of sectors and industries including transport, energy, mining, construction,
aviation and agriculture.
http://www.africanbusinessmagazine.com
About Brand Africa
Brand Africa is a non-profit brand-driven initiative for Africa by Africa to inspire and
unlock Africa's sustainable growth, reputation and competitiveness.
http://www.brandafrica.net
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About Brand Finance
Brand Finance plc, the world's leading brand valuation consultancy, advises strongly
branded organisations on maximising their brand value through effective management of their brands and intangible assets. Founded in 1996, Brand Finance has performed thousands of branded business, brand and intangible asset valuations worth
trillions of dollars.
Its clients include international brand owners, tax authorities, Intellectual Property lawyers and investment banks. Its work is frequently peer-reviewed by the big four audit practices and its reports have been accepted by various regulatory bodies, including the UK Takeover Panel.
Brand Finance is headquartered in London and has a network of international offices
in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, Amsterdam, Athens, Bangalore, Barcelona,
Colombo, Dubai, Geneva, Helsinki, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Lisbon, Madrid, Moscow,
New York, Paris, Sao Paulo, Sydney, Singapore, Toronto and Zagreb.
http://www.brandfinance.com
About TNS
TNS advises clients on specific growth strategies around new market entry, innovation, brand switching and stakeholder management, based on long –established
expertise and market–leading solutions. With a presence over 80 countries, TNS has
more conversations with the world's consumers than anyone else and understands
individual human behaviour and attitudes across cultural, economic and political
region of the world.
TNS is part of Kantar, one of the world's largest insight, information and consultancy
group, with 28,500 employees work across 100 countries encompassing the whole
spectrum of research and consultancy disciplines, enabling the group to offer clients
business insights at each and every point of the consumer cycle. The group's services
are employed by over half of the Fortune 500companies.
http://www.tnsglobal.com
http://www.kantar.com
SOURCE : IC Publications Ltd
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 KENYA: MOBILE HELPING FARMERS MONITOR MARKETS
With agriculture and technology high on the agenda this week in Africa, underpinned by the ICT4Ag Summit being hosted in Kigali, Rwanda, there are reports of how
technology is making a radical difference to the lives of farmers in key regions.
One news agency, cajnews Africa, has explained how one mobile service, M-Farm,
enables mainly small-scale commercial farmers to source data on the retail price of
their produce, engage directly with manufacturers and link up with potential buyers
of their stock.
Mobile applications are helping farmers to remain ahead of market trends. (Image
source: Google/ wired.co.uk)
Safaricom subscribers can use the service by sending an SMS to the number 2025. It is
reportedly also available to android users in the applications store under the Utility
category, claims cajnews Africa.
The ability to deal directly with suppliers and manufacturers without having to rely on
third party intermediaries is a major benefit.
According to the report, in the past, farmers had to deal with these parties to source
information about product. With the ability to link to a homepage via a mobile application, farmers are able to stay ahead of trends and use credible information to
make critical business decisions, including the right time to go to market with produce.
Farmer John Kiprop is quoted as saying, “Have benefited a lot from the service. It has
enabled me to carry out market timing and dispose off his product when the demand and prices are high. All I have to do is monitor the market trend through my
phone and dispose my product when prices are favourable.”
* IMAGE SOURCE VIA Shutterstock
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 TIGO SET TO CHANGE LIVES OF CHILDREN THROUGH SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Tigo set to change lives of children through social entrepreneurship
INTERESTED CANDIDATES ARE INVITED TO PRESENT THEIR INNOVATIVE IDEAS ONLINE BY
APPLYING THROUGH THE TIGO TANZANIA WEBSITE
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, November 8, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ –
Tigo (http://www.tigo.co.tz) in partnership with Swedish non-profit organization
Reach for Change launched today the ‘Tigo Reach for Change’ initiative, which focuses on identifying and supporting local social entrepreneurs with solid ideas on improving the lives of Tanzanian children.
Tigo Tanzania General Manager Mr. Diego Gutierrez said, “Statistics show that children less than 18 years of age constitute almost half of Tanzania’s population. But to
date the investment in addressing their needs is not proportionate with their share of
the population or their role as tomorrow’s leaders and human capital. Investing in
children is the single most important investment in national development”.
Mr. Gutierrez added that “Tigo has for many years been deeply involved in addressing challenges concerning children and youth in Tanzania. We believe the most effective way to bring about sustainable change is to empower motivated individuals
with the right tools to bring to life innovative ideas that can change their society. Tigo
Reach for Change initiative allows us to do just that!”
Interested candidates are invited to present their innovative ideas online by applying
through the Tigo Tanzania website: http://www.tigo.co.tz. Each application will be
reviewed by a panel of experts and the strongest and most promising applicant will
be invited to join a three year incubator programme where their ideas will be transformed into sustainable ventures. In addition to this, they will receive funding of USD
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25,000 a year for up to three years, as well as mentoring and professional advice
from senior employees of Tigo.
For the duration of the 3 years programme the social entrepreneur’s business idea will
undergo evaluation to ensure that they attain required key performance indicators
until their project is fully developed and self-sustainable.
Children in Tanzania have right to participation, development, protection, freedom
from discrimination and an identity. “Despite the progress made to date in fulfilling
these rights a lot need to be done to ensure children grow to their full potential
hence become contributing members of the society. We are determined to address
challenges which hinder children development/realization of their rights by empowering local individuals with solutions that will improve lives of children. We believe
that local problems are better solved by local individuals who thoroughly understand
the issues at hand. This is the second year in a row that we are partnering with Reach
for Change and there has been great impact from the winning projects from last
year. We are looking forward to this year’s applications with great expectation”, said
Woinde Shisael, Tigo’s Corporate Responsibility Manager.
Last year’s program received over 1000 applications. The three winning projects included an initiative to empower children with disabilities with vocational skills; mobile
classes for street children; and a project aimed at bridging the rural-urban digital divide. All the projects are still ongoing and are changing the lives of many children
across Tanzania.
Media contact:
Amani Nkurlu – PR Manager
+255 658 870 107/712 223 839
[email protected]
[email protected]
About Reach for Change
Reach for Change is a non-profit organization established in Sweden and cofounded by Kinnevik, the founding company of Millicom. The search for social entrepreneurs first began in Sweden in 2010, followed by Russia in 2011, before embarking,
in that same year, as a pilot project for Africa in Ghana, which has recently reported
an improvement in the livelihoods of over 140,000 children.
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About Tigo
Tigo (http://www.tigo.co.tz) started operations in 1994 as the first cellular network in
Tanzania. It now covers 30 regions in mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar. Tigo strives to
be Tanzania’s most innovative mobile phone operator, offering services ranging from
affordable mobile voice communications to high speed Internet access and mobile
financial services through Tigo Pesa.
Tigo is part of Millicom International Cellular S.A (MIC) which provides affordable,
widely accessible and readily available cellular telephony services to more than 45
million customers in 13 emerging markets in Africa and Latin America.
The success of Tigo is based on the “Triple A” strategy, which stands for Affordability,
Accessibility and Availability. We create a world where mobile services are affordable, accessible and available everywhere and to all. This guarantees that our
subscribers experience the best services at the most affordable rates throughout our
30 regions in both Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar.
For further information visit: http://www.tigo.co.tz
SOURCE : Tigo Tanzania
 AT&T CEDE SES TOURS-RELAIS AMERICAINES POUR 4,9 MILLIARDS DE DOLLARS.
Par Agence
L'opérateur télécoms américain a conclu un accord avec l'équipementier Crown
Castle International pour lui louer ou vendre ses 9.700 tours-relais.
L'opérateur télécoms AT&T a annoncé dimanche avoir conclu un accord avec
l'équipementier américain Crown Castle International pour lui vendre 9.100 toursrelais et lui louer les 600 autres aux Etats-Unis pour un montant de 4,85 milliards de
dollars. Aux termes de l'accord, AT&T sous-louera ensuite à Crown les tours-relais pour
1.900 dollars par mois et par site, pendant une période garantie de 28 ans. Crown
aura le droit d'héberger d'autres opérateurs sur les tours mais AT&T a la garantie
d'avoir accès à une capacité supplémentaire selon ses besoins futurs. Au terme des
28 ans, Crown pourra acheter les 9.100 tours louées pour quelque 4,2 milliards de dollars.
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Dans l'immédiat, les deux groupes ont souligné que l'accord n'aurait aucune incidence sur leurs comptes annuels. «Cet accord est bon pour nous et pour nos actionnaires», a commenté le responsable de la division réseaux d'AT&T, Bill Hogg, cité
dans un communiqué. «Il nous permet de monétiser nos tours-relais tout en donnant
la possibilité d'ajouter de la capacité au fur et à mesure de nos besoins.»
Crown Castle, désormais premier fournisseur américain d'infrastructure sans fil
Il fera aussi de Crown Castle le premier fournisseur américain d'infrastructure sans fil,
a indiqué l'acheteur dans un communiqué séparé. «Nous sommes très heureux de
notre accord avec AT&T qui renforce notre position de premier fournisseur d'infrastructure sans fil partagée aux Etats-Unis, qui est le marché le plus vaste, le plus profitable et celui dont l'expansion est la plus rapide dans le monde», a noté le PDG de
Crown Castle, Ben Moreland.
Plus de la moitié des tours-relais achetées ou louées se trouvent dans des centres urbains, ou le marché attend la plus forte demande pour les réseaux sans fil, a-t-il précisé.
Par Agence
 MCKINSEY TEAMS UP WITH ITU TELECOM AS KNOWLEDGE
PARTNER TO EXPLORE TRANSFORMATIVE IMPACT OF INTERNET IN AFRICA / LEADING GLOBAL CONSULTANCY FIRM TO
CO-HOST SESSIONS, LAUNCH REPORT AT ITU TELECOM
WORLD 2013 / MEDIA ACCREDITATION OPEN
McKinsey teams up with ITU Telecom as Knowledge Partner to explore transformative impact of Internet in Africa / Leading global
consultancy firm to co-host sessions, launch report at ITU Telecom
World 2013 / MEDIA ACCREDITATION OPEN
GENEVA, Switzerland, October 16, 2013/African Press Organization (APO)/ – Global consultancy firm McKinsey & Co will
join ITU Telecom World 2013 as Knowledge Partner, co-hosting
sessions on the economic and transformative impact of the
Internet in Africa.
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At ITU Telecom’s flagship debate, networking and showcasing event in Bangkok, 1922 November 2013, McKinsey will co-host two Forum sessions based on its upcoming
“Lions Go Digital” report:
The Economic Impact of the Internet on the African Continent – Potential economic
impact of the roll out of broadband and Internet adoption; how different stakeholders can play a role in ensuring economic growth through Internet use
The Potential Transformative Impact of the Internet and Technology on the African
Continent – Positive effects of leapfrogging in financial services, retail and
healthcare and how these may be taken to scale
“The leapfrogging effects of the Internet make it the most interesting development
on the African continent since the wide-scale adoption of mobile phones,” said Armando Cabral, co-author of the report and Director at McKinsey & Company.
“Africa provides a tremendous example of the power of connected technologies to
drive socio-economic development at an unprecedented pace and scale,” added
ITU Telecom Executive Manager Blaise Judja-Sato. “We are particularly delighted to
explore this phenomenon with the influential global audience at ITU Telecom World
with the expert input of our Knowledge Partner, McKinsey.”
McKinsey’s Lions Go Digital report will officially launch at ITU Telecom World 2013. It
builds upon McKinsey’s consumer report, “The rise of the African Consumer”, which
was based on a large-scale survey of 15,000 urban consumers from 12 countries
across 19 cities –representative of Africa’s diverse economies, languages and market
maturities. The report reveals that around 50 per cent of urban Africans are online
despite limited infrastructure and disposable incomes. It also estimates that today the
Internet contributes USD 18 billion to GDP across the 14 countries which account for
90 per cent of Africa’s GDP. This is significantly lower than the contribution in other
emerging markets and developed markets.
The report asserts that, similar to the mobile revolution, the Internet and roll out of
broadband could have massive impact in Africa, far beyond what we have seen
today, and could contribute hundreds of billions of dollars to Africa’s GDP, have a
transformative impact in key economic sectors, support a step-change in education
and health outcomes, and strengthen public services. To achieve these gains
though, leaders in both government and business will need to make bold commitments to growth – and raise innovation and investment to unprecedented levels.
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In line with this recommendation, African Heads of State and Government along with
industry leaders and international development experts will be meeting at the Transform Africa Summit in Kigali, Rwanda, 28-31 October, to push for the accelerated roll
out of broadband as a means of driving socio-economic transformation on the African continent. It is a follow up to the Connect Africa Summit that was organized by
ITU and the Government of Rwanda in 2007 to secure investment for the expansion
of mobile and broadband connectivity in Africa.
McKinsey co-hosted several well-received Leadership Summit and Forum sessions last
year at ITU Telecom World 2012 in Dubai. This partnership marks a continuation of ITU
and McKinsey’s collaboration at ITU Telecom events.
Media Information:
Media accreditation for ITU Telecom World 2013, 19-22 November 2013, enabling
free access to the event for registered media and analysts, will run in conjunction
with the Connect Asia-Pacific Summit, which will be held on 18 November 2013. Accreditation is compulsory. UN Press accreditation is valid.
For accreditation and procedures, please see: http://www.itu.int/en/Pages/mediaaccreditation.aspx
Latest ITU statistics can be found in the flagship report: Measuring the Information Society.
See http://www.itu.int/net/pressoffice/press_releases/2013/41.aspx
SOURCE : International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
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