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Airtel Africa : Form of proxy 2026
Airtel Africa : Form of proxy
About this update from Airtel Africa Plc
Across our markets, demand for data continues to grow fast - even in a year in which many customers felt the pressure of fuel shortages and food price inflation. It shows that if we can stay ahead through the strength of our technology and distribution networks, there is clear potential for future growth. But everything changes for people - especially, in remote areas - when our network reaches their community. In 2024/25, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, we were able to grow our 4G data customer base by 49.5% to 5.6 million and increase 4G customer penetration as a percentage of our total data customer base to 37.5% - this means that more than one third of our data customers are using 4G technology in the DRC. This growth in customers came at a time of significant data demand. To support this expansion, we reinforced our 4G network by adding 251 sites in the DRC during the year, while strengthening our ability to get close to customers through our distribution system. Boosting our smartphone offer through competitive pricing has also played an important role in the DRC, alongside the reliability of our network - and we took steps to widen our supplier base and increase the frequency of supplies. These investments have paid off: our total data usage in the DRC increased by 65% to 1.485 million GB. We're now serving 18.8 million customers overall in the DRC - including 5.6 million in remote or rural locations where infrastructure is limited or non-existent.