Company: Sonatel (Orange Senegal)
Country: Senegal
Sector: Telecommunications
CEO: Not publicly listed
Website: https://www.sonatel.sn/
Careers Page: https://sonatel.sn/capital-humain/travailler-a-sonatel/
LinkedIn: Not publicly listed
Email: servicepresse.sonatel@orange-sonatel.com
Headquarters: Dakar, Senegal
Founded: 1985
Valuation/Revenue: FCFA 1,923.1bn revenue for 2024 (approx. $3.2bn), per Sonatel’s own corporate reporting; African Business Top 250 (2025) separately cited $2,255m revenue for this rank-70 entry using an earlier or differently sourced figure
Note: this entry is a duplicate data-source listing for Sonatel (Societe Nationale des Telecommunications du Senegal, operating as Orange in Senegal), the same company that may also appear elsewhere in this dataset under a separate rank. It is included here as its own object to preserve row alignment with the source list, but reflects the same underlying company rather than a distinct business.
Sonatel is Senegal’s dominant telecommunications operator and the anchor of Orange’s West African business, providing mobile, fixed-line, internet and Orange Money mobile-financial-services across Senegal and several neighboring countries including Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone. Orange S.A. of France holds a controlling 42.33% stake, with the remainder held by the Senegalese state and public shareholders through a listing on the regional BRVM exchange (Bourse Regionale des Valeurs Mobilieres), based in Abidjan and covering the West African Economic and Monetary Union (UEMOA) countries.
What Does Sonatel Do?
Sonatel operates across telecommunications sectors including mobile and fixed-line voice, broadband internet, television and enterprise/corporate connectivity services, and builds and maintains fiber-optic infrastructure across the region — including roughly 2,200 kilometers of fiber cable within Senegal alone. Its Orange Money mobile financial services arm has become one of its most significant growth drivers, with the group reporting around 13 million active Orange Money subscribers and approximately 42.1 million total customers across its five-country footprint as of its most recent annual reporting.
How Big Is Sonatel?
Sonatel reported group revenue of FCFA 1,923.1 billion for 2024 (roughly $3.2 billion at prevailing exchange rates), according to the company’s own annual reporting materials. This makes it one of the largest listed companies on the BRVM regional exchange and one of the most valuable telecom operators in Francophone West Africa. Figures cited in African Business magazine’s Top 250 ranking for this entry differ somewhat (around $2.26 billion), likely reflecting a different reporting year or currency conversion basis, underscoring that this dataset entry and any other Sonatel listing elsewhere in the same dataset describe the same underlying company.
Who Owns Sonatel?
Orange S.A., the French telecommunications group, is Sonatel’s controlling shareholder with a 42.33% stake. The remaining shares are held by the Senegalese government and public/institutional investors, with Sonatel listed on the BRVM regional exchange — giving it a broad shareholder base beyond its French parent.
How Do I Apply for a Job at Sonatel?
Sonatel maintains a dedicated careers portal at sonatel.sn/capital-humain/travailler-a-sonatel/, where the company lists open positions across its Senegalese and regional operations.
How Do I Contact Sonatel?
Sonatel can be reached through its press/media contact email, servicepresse.sonatel@orange-sonatel.com, or by phone at +221 33 839 21 00. Its headquarters are located at Voie de Degagement Nord (VDN), Cite Keur Gorgui, Dakar, Senegal.
Links
Website: https://www.sonatel.sn/
Careers Page: https://sonatel.sn/capital-humain/travailler-a-sonatel/
LinkedIn: Not found
Email: servicepresse.sonatel@orange-sonatel.com
FAQ
Is this the same company as another Sonatel entry in this dataset?
Yes — this rank-70 entry and any other Sonatel/Societe Nationale des Telecommunications entry in the same source dataset refer to the same listed company; the duplication reflects the underlying source data rather than two distinct businesses.
Who owns Sonatel?
Orange S.A. of France holds a controlling 42.33% stake; the rest is held by the Senegalese state and public shareholders via the BRVM exchange.
What does Sonatel do?
It provides mobile, fixed-line, internet and Orange Money mobile financial services across Senegal, Mali, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Sierra Leone.
How much revenue does Sonatel generate?
About FCFA 1,923.1 billion (roughly $3.2bn) in 2024, per company reporting.
Where is Sonatel headquartered?
Dakar, Senegal.
Is Sonatel publicly traded?
Yes, on the BRVM regional exchange, alongside Orange S.A.’s majority stake.