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Four Companies Interested in Rwanda's 3rd Mobile License

Rwanda's government is moving closer to inviting bids for the country's third mobile network. Speaking at his regular presidential press conference last week, President Paul Kagame said that four companies have already expressed preliminary interest in the license. The four companies were named as Zain, Korea Telecom, Orascom and an unidentified Israel company.  more

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South African Mobile Services Provider Buys Ugandan Retail Chain

South Africa based mobile services company, Celcom Group has announced that it has acquired a 50.5 percent interest in the business of Nile Com for about R9.4 million (US$1.3 million). Nile Com is an exclusive MTN dealer in Uganda, and is currently owned by the chairman of MTN Uganda. Specifically, Nile Com operates seven MTN branded retail outlets selling mobile telecoms products and controls 1,200 sub-dealers.  more

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