(Telecompaper) Orange reported an acceleration in growth in the second quarter, driven by strong growth in Spain, a recovery in Africa and the Middle East and the first sales growth in France since 2009. Revenue rose 1.4 percent to EUR 10.206 billion, compared to growth of 0.8 percent in Q1. On a comparable basis, sales were up 0.5 percent in France, 8.8 percent in Spain and 2.7 percent in Africa and the Middle East. Only Poland and the enterprise division posted lower revenue in the quarter.