Orange expresses interest in Ethio Telecom A tweet by Henok Teferra Shawl, Ethiopia’s ambassador to Paris, announced Orange’s interest for a stake in Ethio Telecom. The…
New Ethiopian license faces criticism After the international consortium won the telecom license in Ethiopia, various concerns have arisen regarding the geopolitical context of the…
Ethiopia: Let the race begin! You’re reading it here first: The licensing process in Ethiopia is reaching its final stage. Telecom Review Africa has learned…
Ethiopia revamps telecoms sector: The end of Ethio Telecom monopoly In the context of its plans to open its telecoms market, the Ethiopian government announced that it will sell a…
Angola picks fourth telecoms operator Angola awarded the license for its fourth telecoms network to Lebanese group Africell, as sub-Saharan Africa's second-biggest oil producer opens…
Africa’s largest operator launches mobile money operations in Nigeria Africa's largest provider MTN became the first telecommunications firm to launch a mobile money operation in Nigeria, a move opening…
African country plans to sell minority stake in sole operator and issue licenses Ethiopia said it would grant two telecom licenses to private firms and sell a minority stake in Ethio Telecom, the…
Two new spectrum licenses issued in Tanzania In early June 2018, Vodacom Tanzania and Azam Telecom have each secured a spectrum license for the 700MHz band auctioned…
Second 4G license to be issued in Ghana by June 2018 The minister of communications of Ghana, Ursula Owusu Ekuful, announced the issuing of a second 4G spectrum license in the…
