Who owns Onatel?
Onatel is owned by Maroc Telecom (Morocco, EPA: IAM), which has owned the brand since 29 December 2006.[1]
Maroc Telecom owns 61% of Onatel 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 (61% stake) reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇲🇦 Morocco, Rabat
- Origin
- 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou · browse countries
- Category
- Telecom › Mobile › Mobile carriers
- Parent ticker
- EPA: IAM
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Onatel
Onatel is the Burkinabè operator that sells mobile, fixed-line and broadband service under the Moov Africa Onatel name. Maroc Telecom bought 51% of it on 29 December 2006 and raised its holding to 61% from 17 April 2018. It is the group's only subsidiary listed on a stock exchange. At the end of 2025 it had 7.3 million mobile customers, 71,000 fixed lines and 59,000 fixed broadband customers.
Ownership timeline of Onatel
- 2006 – present Maroc Telecom (61%) [1] reported
Where Onatel 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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Other brands owned by Maroc Telecom
Maroc Telecom controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in telecom.
Also in telecom
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 Onatel?
The parent company of Onatel is Maroc Telecom, a publicly listed company headquartered in Morocco.
Is Onatel Burkinabe or Moroccan?
Onatel originated in Burkina Faso, but it is owned today by Maroc Telecom, which is headquartered in Morocco. So Onatel is a Burkinabe-origin brand under Moroccan ownership.
Since when has Maroc Telecom owned Onatel?
Maroc Telecom has owned Onatel since 29 December 2006.
Is Onatel still owned by Maroc Telecom?
Yes. As of 27 October 2026, Onatel is still owned by Maroc Telecom (61% 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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