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Onatel (Office National Des Telecommunications) was the oldest telecommunications company in Burkina Faso. Since 2006, it was majority-owned by Maroc Telecom, a subsidiary of Etisalat. Its domestic competitors are Orange and Telecel Faso. In 2021 it was replaced by Moov Africa.

1987–2021

Onatel
 Onatel
Moov Africa ►
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Current mobile network operations:

Middle East: Etisalat by e& (United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Afghanistan) | Mobily (Saudi Arabia) | ptcl1 (Pakistan) (Ufone)
Africa: Maroc Telecom2 (Morocco) | Moov Africa (Benin, Burkina Faso, Central African Republic, Chad3, Côte d’Ivoire, Gabon, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Togo)

Former operations:
Nigeria: Etisalat | Sri Lanka: Etisalat3, 4 | Sudan: Canar | Tanzania: Zantel5
Operations rebranded as Moov Africa: Burkina Faso: Onatel | Chad: Tigo3 | Mali: Malitel | Mauritania: Mauritel |

Notes:
1Co-owned with the Government of Pakistan.
2Maroc Telecom is 53% owned by e&.
3Acquired from Millicom.
4Sold to CK Hutchison Holdings.
5Sold to Millicom, later divested.


E& 2022