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Dar es Salaam. Leading Tanzanian oil marketing company Afroil Investment Limited and SAS Logistics have hailed cyclist Boniface Ngwata after his third-place finish in the 2026 Vodacom Coastal Classic, describing the result as a sign of growing potential in Tanzanian cycling.

Ngwata, who rides for team Matambuu, was the only Tanzanian to finish on the podium in the men’s 109-kilometre race from Julius Nyerere International Airport (JNIA) in Dar es Salaam to Bagamoyo.

He finished behind Ugandan winner Charles Kagimu and Jordan Schleck, in a race that attracted cyclists from Tanzania and several other countries.

The result provided Ngwata with another opportunity to test himself against international competition and further demonstrated the potential of Tanzanian riders when given access to competitive events and sustained support.

For Afroil and SAS Logistics Matambuu, Ngwata’s performance was particularly significant as the companies have been supporting his development as part of their wider commitment to cycling and youth talent.

Afroil Managing Director Hilmy Ahmed said the company was proud of Ngwata’s performance, adding that his result showed Tanzanian cyclists could compete strongly against riders from other countries.

‘Afroil is proud of Boniface Ngwata and what he has achieved. His performance at the Coastal Classic shows that Tanzanian cyclists can compete strongly against riders from other countries when they receive the necessary support and opportunities,’ Ahmed said.

Ngwata’s Coastal Classic podium came shortly after another impressive performance at the Pedal Pursuit Training Race, where he won the men’s Elite and U23 category in 2:45:30.

The 102-kilometre race, organised by the Cycling Association of Tanzania, attracted 59 riders in the men’s category and has emerged as an important platform for identifying and developing local cycling talent.

More than 10 cyclists who have emerged through the program have gone on to represent Tanzania at the World Championships in Rwanda, underlining the importance of competitive grassroots events in developing the sport.

The two firms have also supported Ngwata during the national cycling championships in Dodoma as part of its continued involvement in his development.

Ahmed said the company’s support was not focused solely on individual results but was part of a broader effort to create opportunities for young people through sport.

‘We believe supporting sport is also supporting young people, talent development and communities. Our commitment is to continue working with cyclists such as Ngwata and supporting platforms that give Tanzanian athletes the opportunity to develop and compete at a higher level,’ he said.

Building a stronger cycling pathway

Afroil and SAS Logistics are also working to strengthen the development of cycling talent in Tanzania by supporting riders and exploring ways of creating a more structured pathway for young cyclists.

One of the long-term plans is to contribute to the establishment of a cycling training centre that would identify promising young riders and provide them with structured training and development opportunities.

Ahmed said the objective was to move beyond supporting individual cyclists and help establish a system capable of producing riders who can compete nationally and internationally.

‘The long-term goal is to ensure cycling development is supported by a proper system. We want talented young people to be identified early and given the opportunity to develop their abilities,’ he said.

The initiative will require wider private-sector involvement, with Afroil calling on banks, businesses and other stakeholders to support the development of cycling infrastructure and talent.

The companies believe stronger partnerships between the private sector, cycling authorities and other stakeholders could provide the financial and technical resources needed to build a sustainable development structure for the sport.

Afroil is also among the partners supporting the Nyerere Cycling Tour, which began in Dar es Salaam on October 5 and is scheduled to finish in Butiama on October 14 after covering about 1,500 kilometres.

The tour combines cycling with social initiatives in education, health, environmental conservation and community development, with more than 200 cyclists from Tanzania and other countries taking part.

For Afroil, the involvement reflects its broader commitment to using sport as a platform for community development while supporting athletes beyond individual competitions.

Ngwata’s Coastal Classic podium adds to a growing list of encouraging performances by Tanzanian cyclists and provides another indication of the opportunities available when local talent is backed by corporate partners.

Ahmed said the company would continue supporting Ngwata and other initiatives aimed at strengthening cycling in the country.

‘Afroil remains committed to supporting cycling and the people who are working hard to raise Tanzania’s profile through sport. With continued investment and cooperation among stakeholders, our cyclists can achieve even greater success internationally,’ he said.

A 27-year-old man indentified as Abbas Ibrahim has been arrested over the death of his older brother, Basiru Shuaibu, in a fire incident in Gwaram Local Government Area of Jigawa state.

The suspect, who claimed to be of unsound mind, allegedly jumped into his elder brother’s residence, poured petrol inside his room and set it ablaze, the spokesperson for Jigawa Police Command, SP Lawan Shiisu said in a statement in Dutse on Tuesday.

‘Shuaibu and his wife, suffered serious burns and were subsequently taken by their relatives to a traditional medicine practitioner for treatment.

‘Unfortunately, Shuaibu succumbed to his injuries and died while receiving treatment,’ he said.

The spokesperson added that the case is still being investigated at the State Criminal Investigation Department (SCID) in Dutse.

Shiisu also said that a 20-year-old suspect, was also detained by the police on Oct. 1 after he allegedly stabbed a 25-year-old man over a ?500 balance from the purchase of a mobile phone.

The Commissioner of Police in Jigawa state, Mr Tijjani Murtala, urged members of the public to avoid taking the laws into their hands and promptly report suspicious activities, threats and disputes to the police or other relevant security agencies.

He assured residents of the state of continued commitment of the command to taking firm action against offenders.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Council, has ordered all workers in the FCT Administration, including those in the private sector, to commence an indefinite strike from Wednesday.

The ???????????directive followed the expiration of a seven-day ultimatum issued to the Minister of the FCT, Mr Nyesom Wike, over unresolved labour disputes and policy grievances affecting teachers.

The council Chairman, Mr Knabayi Adalo, disclosed this in a communique issued at the end of an emergency State Executive Council (SEC) meeting.

Adalo explained that the industrial action became necessary after the FCT Administration failed to meet the workers’ demands.

He identified one of the demands as the abolition of the vacancy precondition for teachers’ promotions, which he described as the primary cause of career stagnation and demoralisation.

He also demanded the immediate withdrawal of redeployment and demotion letters issued to directors in agencies under the Education Secretariat who were beneficiaries of the Harmonised Retirement Age for Teachers Act, 2022.

‘There was also the demand for the reconsideration of 2025 eligible teachers to sit for their promotion examination alongside the 2026 batch.

‘The union also demanded the dissolution and reinstatement of the management teams at the FCT Secondary Education Board (SEB) and the FCT Universal Basic Education Board (UBEB),’ he said.

Adalo expressed dissatisfaction with the position of the FCT Administration in addressing the disputes, describing its response as neither positive, clear nor genuine, and therefore dismissive and unacceptable.

It would be recalled that the Head of the Civil Service, FCTA, Mrs Nancy Nathan, in a letter dated Sept. 29, informed the union that Wike had directed a stay of action over the concerns raised.

Nathan added that the minister further directed that the issues raised should be stepped down forthwith, while the FCT Civil Service Commission should reschedule the 2025 promotion examination for the affected education officers.

She also expressed the minister’s commitment to addressing other outstanding matters.

The labour leader, however, said the response completely ignored the illegal redeployment of senior directors and offered no meaningful solution to the controversial vacancy clause.

‘The council will no longer tolerate the continued dehumanisation of FCT teachers through obnoxious policies alien to the teaching profession,’ Adalo said.

The chairman directed that all schools, hospitals, offices and government establishments across the FCTA remain closed until all the union’s demands are met.

He also directed all affiliate industrial unions in both the public and private sectors to ensure total compliance among their members.

Adalo added that special enforcement committees were being established across sectors to monitor compliance with the strike directive.

He called on all FCT workers to remain resolute and assured them that no individual would face victimisation for participating in the legitimate industrial action.

Arusha. Speaker of the UK House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle has praised Tanzania’s role in parliamentary diplomacy and efforts to strengthen economic development and international cooperation.

Speaking in an interview on the sidelines of the 153rd Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Assembly in Arusha, Sir Lindsay described Tanzania as an important economy in East Africa, citing its young population, tourism potential, natural gas resources and expanding electricity generation capacity.

He said stronger trade and economic ties between Tanzania and the United Kingdom could help both countries make better use of their economic potential while building on their longstanding historical relations.

Sir Lindsay also highlighted Tanzania’s progress in women’s political participation, pointing to the country’s election of its first woman President and the representation of women in Parliament.

He said Tanzania’s experience could contribute to wider discussions on increasing women’s participation in political decision-making.

The 153rd IPU Assembly has brought together parliamentarians from across the world in Arusha to discuss issues including parliamentary diplomacy, peace, development and international cooperation.

Institutional Reforms Advocate and President/Founder of SIAF, Segun Awosanya, popularly known as Segalink, has urged members of the Abacha family and the developer engaged under a Joint Venture (JV) Agreement for their property at No. 68, Molade Okoya Thomas Street, off Ajose Adeogun Street, Victoria Island, Lagos, to respect the court process and return to arbitration.

Awosanya, in a statement, said he had followed with growing concern the trajectory of the civil dispute between members of the Abacha family and the developer over the property.

He said the JV arrangement began in 2021, while the developer moved to site in 2022, adding that, from his understanding of the record, the project had faced obstacles from the outset.

According to him, the property carried encumbrances, including years of unpaid land use charge and sitting tenants who resisted eviction.

According to Segalink, the developer absorbed the liabilities, including the cost of clearing all accrued taxes owed by Mrs Mariam Abacha to the Lagos State Government on the land and securing vacant possession, as additional investment and liabilities.

Awosanya said the land had been on sale in the property market for five years before the JV agreement, adding that the landowners also required a premium of N100 million to conclude the agreement.

He alleged that the Abachas marketed the land to Zenith Bank even after the joint venture partner had commenced construction and that the certificate of occupancy was subsequently reported missing.

According to him, the development forced the family to grant the developer power of attorney, which he said the Abachas subsequently obstructed from being registered at the Lagos State Land Bureau.

‘All these intrigues were documented,’ he said.

Awosanya said the land was valued at approximately N400 million at the time of the agreement, which represented the landowners’ contribution.

Since then, he said in his finding, the developer had reportedly invested over N17 billion, a figure he attributed in part to the economic changes that followed the removal of the fuel subsidy in 2023.

He added that, by the same estimates, the landowners’ stake in the completed development was worth a projected N9 billion in potential earnings.

Awosanya noted that the matter was before a competent court and that arbitration had been recommended.

He, however, expressed concern over an ex parte order which, according to him, did not disclose material facts to the court and resulted in the appointment of a receiver/manager over the development.

‘Respectfully, I believe the order was made on an incomplete picture and should be set aside,’ he said.

He argued that obtaining such orders without full disclosure was inconsistent with the duty of candour owed to the court and amounted to an abuse of court process.

Awosanya also said earlier efforts to halt work on the site, including through the deployment of security agencies, were found to lack legal basis.

He further expressed concern over what he described as a growing volume of publicity celebrating the ex parte order, saying he would address the issue in the coming week.

He called on all parties to respect the court process, return to the arbitration route and protect the investment, which he said was already delivering substantial value to all sides, including the landowners.

Pensioners in Kaduna have described Governor Uba Sani as a friendly governor who had wiped away members’ tears through prompt payment of their entitlements since he assumed office.

The pensioners, under the aegis of Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) said this while announcing that they have endorsed Gov. Uba Sani for a second term on Tuesday.

The pensioners who presented an award to the governor during a courtesy visit on Tuesday, lauded his administration for its interventions in the sector.

The state secretary of NUP, Alhassan Musa, said the administration had released more than N21 billion for outstanding gratuities and death benefits.

Musa said the payment was unprecedented in Kaduna’s history, noting that the previous administration paid slightly above N37 billion over eight years.

He said the amount paid by Sani’s administration within three years represented about 60 per cent of what the previous government paid in eight years.

According to him, pensioners now receive their entitlements promptly, unlike previously when local government pensioners sometimes waited two to three weeks.

‘Sometimes, pensioners receive their entitlements before civil servants get their salaries. This is a welcome development which we really appreciate,’ he said.

Musa assured the governor of the union’s continued support, saying pensioners across the state were fully behind his second-term ambition.

‘Kaduna State pensioners are 100 per cent behind you, sir,’ he said.

Also speaking, the NUP Deputy National Chairman, Abdullahi Onuh, said the union had about 16,000 pensioners in Kaduna State.

Onuh urged the pensioners to support Sani’s re-election, saying their collective votes could contribute significantly to his victory.

He also appealed to other aspirants to reconsider their ambitions in view of the governor’s achievements in pensioners’ welfare.

Responding, Sani said the Kaduna Government respected and valued senior citizens who contributed significantly to the development of the state.

He said every worker would eventually retire, stressing that a functional civil service remained critical to effective governance and development.

‘Without your hard work, all of us sitting here wouldn’t have been here,’ the governor said.

Sani said prompt payment of living pensions would motivate serving workers to remain committed to their duties.

He attributed his administration’s pensioner-friendly disposition to his long-standing advocacy for workers, the underprivileged and vulnerable members of society.

The governor said his administration had earlier increased the pension of permanent secretaries by 200 per cent.

He, however, promised to consider the union’s request for further review of pension entitlements in line with prevailing economic realities.

Sani said he would establish a committee to review monthly pension entitlements and recommend appropriate adjustments.

He said Kaduna’s pension reforms could influence other states to improve retirees’ welfare, adding that many states looked up to Kaduna for policy direction.

The governor also approved the union’s request for a bus for members and promised to allocate land to NUP within Kaduna metropolis.

Dar es Salaam. A fall from a motorcycle might be the kind of incident most people would rather forget, but for content creator Levis Pius Kavishe, popularly known as Kim Traveller, it became an unexpected turning point in his rise to online fame.

The motorcycle belonged to Kim. The person who fell was his partner, Hawa Tamimu Ally, better known as Salma Vybz.

When Kim posted the incident online, the video quickly attracted attention, giving the emerging creator the kind of exposure that many social media personalities struggle to achieve.

What began as an ordinary moment between a couple eventually became part of a digital brand built around relationships, humour and everyday life.

But the viral video was not where Kim’s journey began.

While pursuing a Bachelor of Business degree, he developed an interest in social media and began studying how young creators were using simple videos to attract audiences.

He decided to try it himself, using his mobile phone to record short comedy videos. The early days were far from glamorous. Few people knew him and his videos attracted relatively small audiences.

Rather than give up, Kim applied lessons from his business studies to content creation, focusing on building a recognisable identity and understanding how to present himself as a brand.

He continued posting, learning and experimenting until his audience gradually began to grow.

His breakthrough came when his content began focusing on something familiar to almost everyone: relationships and the sometimes funny and complicated situations that come with them.

‘What really attracted me to relationship and social-life content is that these are things we all go through every day. Everyone falls in love, gets jealous, gets hurt or goes through some kind of relationship problem,’ Kim says.

‘So I thought, if I mix those real-life experiences with comedy, people will relate to my videos because they’ll see themselves in them.’

That approach has become central to his work with Salma Vybz, with the pair turning familiar relationship experiences into short-form entertainment.

Their videos draw on situations that occur in many relationships, including jealousy, arguments, affection, teasing and attempts at reconciliation.

Kim says he often finds inspiration in his immediate surroundings rather than having to look far for ideas.

‘Most of my ideas actually come from things happening around me. I might be out with friends and hear a funny story, or I could just be at home with my partner and something small happens between us, maybe jealousy, teasing or even trying to make up after an argument,’ he says.

Salma, whose real name is Hawa Tamimu Ally, is a content creator and entrepreneur who is also involved in the beauty and skincare business.

Her collaboration with Kim has become an important part of the identity of their content, with their chemistry and relationship providing material for videos that resonate with their audience.

For Kim, however, content creation has grown beyond entertainment. It has become a source of income and a platform for building his professional identity.

‘Being popular online has changed my life a lot. One of the biggest things is that it has increased my income through commercial deals and getting paid on platforms like Facebook. It has also helped people trust me more and take what I do seriously,’ he says.

His experience reflects the changing social media landscape, where creators are increasingly turning audiences into commercial opportunities through advertising, brand partnerships and platform monetisation.

For Kim, the mobile phone he once used to record comedy has become a tool for building a career.

His ambitions now extend beyond social media. He hopes to move into mainstream acting, particularly films and television dramas, while eventually establishing a major digital content production company serving Tanzania and the wider East African market.

His goal is to build the Kim Traveller name into a broader creative enterprise rather than relying solely on the popularity of individual videos.

For young people hoping to follow a similar path, Kim’s advice is rooted in his own experience of starting with limited resources.

‘Social media is a really big opportunity right now, but you need three things, creativity, consistency and discipline,’ he says.

He believes expensive equipment should not be a barrier to getting started.

‘Don’t wait until you have expensive equipment before you start. Just use what you have and start from there,’ he says.

He also urges aspiring creators not to judge their potential by the performance of their first few videos.

‘And don’t give up just because your videos aren’t getting many views in the beginning. It takes time. This is a journey, and you have to be patient and keep going.’

For a creator whose breakthrough began with an unexpected moment involving his partner, the journey has moved a long way from that motorcycle incident.

Kim Traveller now sees everyday life not only as a source of stories, but also as a pathway to building a career in digital media and, eventually, mainstream entertainment.

The Olu of Warri, Ogiame Atuwatse III, has challenged former Niger Delta militant leader Asari Dokubo to produce evidence for his claim that the monarch receives ?2.7 trillion annually from pipeline surveillance contracts.

The monarch rejected the allegation in a statement issued through Collins Edema, his sole representative to NNPC Limited and its joint venture partners.

‘For the avoidance of doubt, the allegation that the Olu of Warri receives ?2.7 trillion annually from pipeline surveillance contracts is categorically rejected,’ the statement said.

‘We challenge Mr Dokubo to produce the documentary evidence upon which this extraordinary claim is based.’

Dokubo had alleged that the Olu of Warri and other individuals receive the huge sum annually from pipeline surveillance arrangements.

Responding, Edema said allegations of such magnitude must be backed by evidence rather than forceful public statements.

‘His language is frequently categorical, provocative and insufficiently restrained,’ he said.

‘That style may command attention, but attention should not be confused with credibility, and forcefulness should not be mistaken for evidence.’

The statement also addressed Dokubo’s history as a prominent voice in Niger Delta militancy and political agitation.

Edema, however, cautioned that Dokubo’s background alone should not be used to dismiss his allegations.

‘The temptation should not be to dismiss everything Dokubo says simply because of his militant past. That would be intellectually lazy,’ he said.

‘Equally, neither should his reputation as a fierce Niger Delta voice confer automatic credibility on his allegations. His claims must stand or fall on the quality of the evidence supporting them.’

The Olu’s representative also questioned what he described as changes in Dokubo’s position towards Government Ekpemupolo, popularly known as Tompolo.

According to the statement, Dokubo had previously criticised Tompolo over pipeline security arrangements and disputes involving Gbaramatu and Itsekiri interests, but had more recently defended him while directing allegations elsewhere.

Edema said the change in position did not automatically establish bad faith but raised questions about what had changed and what evidence supported Dokubo’s current claims.

The statement added that allegations surrounding pipeline surveillance contracts must be treated seriously because of the strategic importance and huge public interest attached to such arrangements.

Telecommunications services are increasingly becoming part of how Nigerians access healthcare, obtain health information, maintain livelihoods and stay connected to essential services, making the resilience of the networks increasingly relevant to public well-being.

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has described communications infrastructure as a critical national lifeline underpinning healthcare, banking, education, commerce, security and emergency communications.

The commission’s position comes against the backdrop of persistent damage to the infrastructure supporting telecommunications services.

The NCC said more than 5,000 fibre-cut incidents were recorded in the first six months of 2026 from road construction, excavation and related civil works. A later NCC figure put the total at 5,934, with incidents rising from 1,883 in the first quarter to 4,051 in the second quarter.

The implication extends beyond dropped calls or slower internet speeds.

According to the NCC, damage to fibre infrastructure can result in failed calls, stalled payments, interrupted services and missed opportunities.

In healthcare, where communication between patients, caregivers, hospitals, laboratories, pharmacies and emergency responders can be time-sensitive, disruptions can affect access and coordination.

The commission’s e-Health intervention illustrates the growing relationship between connectivity and healthcare. Its Data Sharing and e-Health Platform provides university teaching hospitals with broadband connectivity, servers, network equipment and digital tools to support hospital information management.

The system is designed to enable real-time sharing of information across registration, triage, diagnostics, pharmacy, billing and discharge, while creating a foundation for telemedicine and improving access to patient records.

For patients, the wider significance is that telecommunications increasingly allows some healthcare interactions to happen without a physical visit to a hospital.

MTN, one of Nigeria’s largest mobile operators, provides a window into this changing relationship between connectivity and well-being. As of July 2026, MTN had 100.86 million active subscribers, representing 51.76 per cent of Nigeria’s mobile subscriptions recorded by the NCC.

Through MTN Foundation, the company has also invested directly in healthcare interventions. The Foundation says it has invested more than ?34.4 billion across all 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, with more than 32.28 million people reached through its interventions. Its portfolio includes 229 upgraded primary healthcare centres and the Y’ello Doctor programme.

The Y’ello Doctor initiative takes healthcare beyond conventional facilities through mobile medical clinics. In its third phase, MTN Foundation provided six mobile clinics serving Lagos, Anambra, Rivers, Kano, Gombe and Kwara, offering screening, diagnosis, consultation, treatment, prescriptions and referrals. The Foundation said earlier phases had reached more than 646,000 people.

The Foundation’s Market Doctor project similarly seeks to make primary healthcare more accessible to market women and their children, initially in Lagos and Rivers states, allowing healthcare interventions to reach people without significantly disrupting their economic activities.

Digital access is another layer of the connection between telecommunications and health. MTN’s BetaCare platform, for example, provides MTN users with access to licensed doctors for virtual consultations, prescriptions, health records and other healthcare support through mobile, web and USSD channels.

But the effectiveness of such services depends on the underlying network.

The fibre-cut problem therefore becomes a public-interest issue rather than simply an industry problem. The NCC has warned that telecommunications infrastructure and physical infrastructure must coexist, noting that the disruption of digital networks can impose costs on citizens and essential services.

The February 2024 nationwide disruption remains an illustration of that vulnerability. The NCC recalled that fibre damage associated with road construction caused an almost network-wide disruption for one operator, affecting millions of users for several hours and placing additional pressure on other networks.

The Office of the National Security Adviser has also treated fibre infrastructure as critical national infrastructure, while the NCC’s 2026 compensation framework recognises fibre cuts, theft and vandalism among exceptional circumstances that can affect network performance.

As healthcare becomes more digital, the consequences of infrastructure attacks, vandalism and accidental cuts can therefore extend into areas such as remote consultations, access to digital medical information, communication with healthcare providers and the operation of technology-dependent services.

The broader trend is already visible in Nigeria’s connectivity numbers. NCC data shows fixed fibre-to-the-X subscriptions increased from 241,750 in the first quarter of 2026 to 319,735 in the second quarter.

For telecom operators, continued investment in network capacity and resilience is consequently becoming part of the infrastructure required for Nigerians to work, transact, access information and increasingly manage aspects of their health.

For government and other infrastructure stakeholders, protecting fibre routes is becoming equally important.

As NCC Executive Vice Chairman Aminu Maida put it, Nigeria needs both the roads that connect communities and the fibre networks that connect the economy. The same principle increasingly applies to healthcare: the physical health system and the digital networks supporting it are becoming increasingly interconnected.

Dar es Salaam. Mixx Tanzania announces a leadership transition, with Angelica Pesha concluding more than 15 years with the company and Louis-Olivier Favot taking over as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the business.

The transition marks the end of a significant chapter in the evolution of one of Tanzania’s established digital financial services businesses, while bringing into leadership a fintech executive with extensive experience across banking, microfinance, mobile money and digital financial services.

Pesha’s association with the business dates back to the early days of Tigo Pesa, when mobile money was transforming how Tanzanians moved and managed their finances. For more than 15 years she played a major defining role in the evolution of the business from a mobile-money product within Tigo into a broader fintech organisation offering diversified digital financial services.

During her career with the company, Pesha was involved in the development of innovations including mobile-money interoperability, cross-border money transfers, the Tigo Pesa app, bank-wallet connectivity, international remittances, payments, savings and digital lending. She became CEO in 2020 and subsequently led the business through the transition from Tigo Pesa to Mixx and the development of the organisation’s governance, systems, processes, leadership structures and talent base.

Her tenure has also coincided with Mixx’s growing role in Tanzania’s digital financial ecosystem. In August 2026, Mixx received three recognitions at the TEHAMA Awards, including the Mobile Financial Services Innovation award, while Pesha received the Female ICT Leadership Award.

Commenting on the transition, Erwan Gelebart, CEO of AXIAN Digibank and Fintech, expressed his appreciation for Pesha’s leadership and instrumental contribution to the business’s strong growth, continued development, and strategic progress.

‘Angelica has been more than an important part of Mixx’s journey; she largely built the business, together with her team, from humble beginnings into a major player and trusted partner in the everyday lives of Tanzanians,’ Gelebart said.

He added that Pesha’s contribution extended beyond business results to the people and teams she supported and inspired.

The new MIXX CEO

Louis-Olivier Favot joins Mixx Tanzania with 17 years of experience across banking, microfinance, mobile money and digital financial services, including 14 years in Sub-Saharan Africa. His expertise spans financial inclusion, product development, operations, customer experience, distribution and technology transformation.

Before joining Mixx Tanzania, Favot served as Chief Executive Officer of MVola, the AXIAN digital financial services business in Madagascar, Leading the company’s strategic direction and contributed significantly to its evolution into Madagascar’s first digital bank.

Favot’s appointment comes as Mixx builds on its momentum to redefine digital financial services in Tanzania, expanding beyond payments to deliver a broader ecosystem of simple, accessible and innovative financial solutions for individuals, merchants and businesses. Gelebart welcomed Favot to the organisation, saying: ‘To Louis-Olivier, karibu sana to Mixx Tanzania! I wish you every success in your new role.’

The leadership transition represents a change in executive leadership while maintaining Mixx Tanzania’s broader focus on accessible, innovative and digitally enabled financial services. Mixx Tanzania is part of the AXIAN ecosystem, with the Mixx brand forming part of the group’s fintech operations.