Airtel buys stake in Africa unit for Rs 28k cr
New Delhi: Bharti Airtel has raised its stake in Airtel Africa by 16.31 per cent to about 79 per cent through a share-swap agreement, which is estimated to be around Rs 28,200 crore, according to a company filing on Tuesday.Before the transaction, Bharti Airtel held 62.73 per cent in Airtel Africa."The company completed the acquisition of 595,204,251 shares (around 16.3 per cent stake) of Airtel Africa, from ICIL on June 22, 2026. Consequently, the company's effective stake in Airtel Africa has…


