6 Nigerian Telcos in danger of losing their licences

Etisalat Nigeria's loan saga has led discussions about Nigeria's telecoms sector in the last few weeks, but what are the implications of this for the sector?

In the wake of Etisalat Nigeria's financial troubles, the Nigerian House of Representatives has directed the country's communications commission to begin an integrity test and audit of the telecommunication sector.

China’s Export-import bank plans to provide 328 million dollars to boost Nigeria's telecoms infrastructure. Chamberlain Peterside, Chief Executive Officer of Xcellon Capital Advisors joins CNBC Africa to discuss the economic implications of a stronger China-Nigeria relationship.

German officials were reportedly pushing earlier this year for their government to follow other countries' lead and slap a ban on Chinese IT firm Huawei. But Berlin doesn't seem inclined to bow to US pressure.

GSM - Global System for Mobile Communications SIM - Subscriber Identity Module USSD - Unstructured Supplementary Service Data

Airtel Africa says it intends to list its shares on the Nigerian Stock Exchange at the same time as the London Listing. Airtel Africa.

As Airtel gets set to list on the Nigerian Stock Exchange tomorrow, Olusola Teniola, President of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria joins CNBC Africa to discuss the impact of this move on the sector.

The Central Bank of Nigeria says Non-Performing Loans in the banking industry moderated to 6.54 in the February from 6.59 per cent in January. David Adu, Senior Analyst at Meristem Securities joins CNBC Africa for a focus on Nigeria’s banking sector and telecommunication industry.

It's one of the world's last closed markets for mobile phones, but now Ethiopia finally looks set to open up its telecoms market to competition.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping wrapped up a visit to Saudi Arabia with a joint statement regarding bilateral commitments. Xi also invited Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to visit Beijing.