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Orange Burkina Faso launches Méga Zen for 500 CFA francs

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Orange Burkina Faso launches Méga Zen, an offer that lets customers spread a data allowance over several days after a single payment. The three-day package costing 500 CFA francs provides 200 megabytes per day, or 600 megabytes in total, according to Lefaso.

The three-day packages also include 500 MB per day for 1,025 CFA francs, or 1,000 MB per day for 1,750 CFA francs. For seven days, subscribers can choose between 200 MB per day for 1,000 CFA francs, 500 MB for 2,000 CFA francs or 1,000 MB for 3,600 CFA francs. The offer is available exclusively on the Max it 2.0 app, Lefaso reports.

Orange Burkina Faso also offers a 30-day package for 15,000 CFA francs. According to Ousmane Djim, the operator’s mobile internet manager, it includes a daily allowance of 1,500 MB.

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