Nigeria, April 9 -- MTN Group and Airtel Africa have reached an agreement to share their network infrastructure in Nigeria and Uganda.

This move, announced on Wednesday, is aimed at improving mobile service delivery, cutting costs, and reaching more people-especially those living in rural and hard-to-reach areas.

The new partnership allows the two telecom giants to use the same towers, equipment, and other network resources. It is expected to make mobile and internet services more available and affordable.

Although both companies will continue to operate independently and compete in the market, they believe that sharing infrastructure will help reduce unnecessary spending and avoid building duplicate systems.

The deal follows the risi...