Nigeria, July 24 -- Airtel Africa's net profit for the first quarter ended 30 June 2025 climbed by 403.2 per cent to $156 million, partly driven by a 34.1 per cent increase in data revenue, its financial results for the period showed on Thursday.

Revenue for the wireless operator, which operates in 14 African countries as a provider of telecom and mobile money services, climbed 22.4 per cent to $1.4 billion, with data and voice revenues fuelling growth.

Airtel Africa attributed the jump in constant currency revenue from the previous quarter's figure to both the positive impact of tariff adjustments in Nigeria and a strong performance in its Francophone Africa's operations.

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