Vodacom’s Anwar Soussa named head of Global Partnership for Ethiopia
The partnership aims to start operations in Ethiopia as early as 2022.
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.
Ethio Telecom has partnered with Huawei for the 4G expansion services being rolled out across the country
Within the past month Ethio Telecom, in collaboration with Huawei, has launched 4G services in the South-South West region and in cities like Adama, Bishoftu, Awash, and others.
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
World Bank opposes Ethiopia’s telecom regulations; say the government should relinquish monopoly on services
The National Bank of Ethiopia has issues a directive that prohibits foreign companies from providing digital banking services; meanwhile Ethio Telecom is in the process of finalizing its own digital…
Ethiopia telecom license plans update
The extension comes after companies that are involved in the bidding process requested more time to get their bids fully in order.
Safaricom has announced that it expects reduced bid for Entry into Ethiopian market
The reduced bid is a byproduct of the prohibition of foreign mobile banking services.