Who owns Gabon Telecom?
Gabon Telecom is owned by Maroc Telecom (Morocco, EPA: IAM), which has owned the brand since 9 February 2007.[1]
Maroc Telecom owns 51% of Gabon Telecom rather than all of it.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Maroc Telecom — Rapport financier annuel 2025, Itissalat Al-Maghrib (Maroc Telecom) SA. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Itissalat Al-Maghrib SA (51% stake) reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇲🇦 Morocco, Rabat
- Origin
- 🇬🇦 Gabon, Libreville · browse countries
- Category
- Telecom › Mobile › Mobile carriers
- Parent ticker
- EPA: IAM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Gabon Telecom
Gabon Telecom is the Gabonese operator Maroc Telecom bought 51% of on 9 February 2007 and has consolidated since 1 March 2007. It later bought Atlantique Telecom Gabon, the group's other Gabonese company, from Maroc Telecom and absorbed it on 29 June 2016, leaving the group with one company in the country. At the end of 2025 it had 1.61 million mobile customers, 76,000 fixed lines and 75,000 fixed broadband customers.
Ownership timeline of Gabon Telecom
- 2007 – present Maroc Telecom (51%) [1] reported
Where Gabon Telecom sits in Maroc Telecom
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
- Gabon Telecom (51%)
- Maroc Telecom
- Moov Africa
- Moov Africa Côte d'Ivoire (85%)
- Onatel (61%)
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See the full Maroc Telecom brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Maroc Telecom
Maroc Telecom controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in telecom.
Also in telecom
- Maroc Telecom (1998)
- Moov Africa (2021)
- Moov Africa Côte d'Ivoire
- Onatel
Other brands in mobile carriers, and who owns them
Maroc Telecom has more brands in mobile carriers on Brandtree than any other owner: 5 of 25.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Safaricom | Vodafone | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| DIGI Portugal | Digi | 🇷🇴 Romania |
| C&W | Liberty Latin America | 🇧🇲 Bermuda |
| Tigo | Millicom | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg |
| by.U | Telkom Indonesia | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| One NZ | Infratil | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| NTT DOCOMO | NTT | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Smart | PLDT | 🇵🇭 Philippines |
About the owner: Maroc Telecom
Maroc Telecom is a publicly listed company headquartered in Rabat, Morocco, founded in 1998. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: IAM.
Maroc Telecom is Morocco's fixed, mobile and internet operator, created on 26 February 1998 when the state split up its post and telecoms office, the ONPT. It is listed in both Casablanca and Paris. Its reference shareholders are SPT, a Moroccan company controlled by Etisalat, with 53%, and the Kingdom of Morocco with 22%. Outside Morocco it runs ten operators under the Moov Africa brand. At the end of 2025 the group had nearly 77 million customers, and it reported 36.7 billion dirhams of revenue, with the African subsidiaries now bringing in slightly more than Morocco.
Maroc Telecom: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Gabon Telecom?
The parent company of Gabon Telecom is Maroc Telecom, a publicly listed company headquartered in Morocco.
Is Gabon Telecom Gabonese or Moroccan?
Gabon Telecom originated in Gabon, but it is owned today by Maroc Telecom, which is headquartered in Morocco. So Gabon Telecom is a Gabonese-origin brand under Moroccan ownership.
Since when has Maroc Telecom owned Gabon Telecom?
Maroc Telecom has owned Gabon Telecom since 9 February 2007.
Is Gabon Telecom still owned by Maroc Telecom?
Yes. As of 27 October 2026, Gabon Telecom is still owned by Maroc Telecom (51% stake). The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Maroc Telecom — Rapport financier annuel 2025 — Itissalat Al-Maghrib (Maroc Telecom) SA, Annual report; retrieved 27 October 2026.
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