US International Development Finance Corporation receives waiver for Global Partnership for Ethiopia
Funding from the USIDFC was expected to be halted due to US government sanctions on Ethiopian officials and economic activities.
Global Partnership for Ethiopia wins bid for one of Ethiopia’s telecom licenses
The consortium offered up USD 850 million for the license fee and USD 8.5 billion in investments.
Bidding for the two telecom licenses that the Ethiopian Telecommunications Authority is providing closed today
There are only two effective bidders given that Vodafone, Vodacom, CDC Group, Safaricom, and Sumitomo Corporation submitted a joint application with MTN submitting the other application.
The Ethiopian Communications Authority has rebuked shortlist claims by Safaricom
Safaricom CEO had announced that it had made the shortlist for the Ethio Telecom licenses being bid for
Ethiopian Communications Authority has submitted a request for proposals for telecom licenses
The Ethiopian telecom sector is rapidly implementing steps to liberalize the sector and encourage competition for improved services.
Ethiopia confirms that it will begin selling Ethio Telecom stakes in December
Key government officials wholeheartedly assert that telecom liberalization efforts are not going to be stalled by Tigray conflict.