INDICATIONS emerged yesterday that MTN Group Ltd has started the process of buying Visafone Communications Ltd of Nigeria as it seeks to expand in its largest market, according to two people familiar with the matter.
MTN, Africa's biggest mobile phone company, has been exploring acquisitions as it seeks to boost revenue from data outside South Africa, where Vodacom Group Ltd has more subscribers.
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