AfricaCom Awards Shortlist Finalist Announced

Organisers of the AfricaCom Awards,Informa Media & Telecoms, which acknowledge the growth and importance of the telecoms and digital sectors across the African continent, have released the shortlisted finalists.

The AfricaCom Awards which is in its fourth year, will be held on November 9 2011 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC)is to celebrate professionalism and commitment to business development in the continent.

"We are pleased to announce that we had a record number of entries for this year's awards with an exceptionally high level of competence and quality" commented Emily Martyr, conference manager at Informa Telecoms & Media.

While MTN Nigeria is shortlisted for the Rural Telecoms Award, France Telecom Orange features strongly in a number of categories whilst South Africa's MTN has been shortlisted in six of the eleven categories, including the 'Most Improved Network' and 'Changing Lives" sections.