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Global Partnership for Ethiopia secures telecom license – New Business Ethiopia

The Council of Minister of Ethiopia today announced accepting the $850 million license fee offer of Global Partnership for Ethiopia, a consortium of major international telecom service providers. The consortium involving Safaricom, Vodaphone, Vodacom, Sumitomo Corporation, and CDC Group is the first private telecom operator in the east African country with over 100 years of telecommunications service history. The consortium during its operation aims to create jobs for 1.5 million people, according to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s social media post. “The Council of Ministers has unanimously made a historic decision today allowing Ethiopian Communications Authority to grant a new nationwide telecom license to the Global Partnership for Ethiopia which offered the highest licensing fee and a very solid investment case,” he twitted.

Safaricom consortium wins Ethiopia licence bid on Sh91 8bn offer

Safaricom consortium wins Ethiopia licence bid on Sh91.8bn offer Summary Safaricom beat other consortia in the last stretch of a year long race for access to one of the world s last telecoms frontiers. Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said the Safaricom led consortium that includes its parent firms Vodafone and Vodacom, British development finance agency CDC Group and Japan s Sumitomo Corporation won the award after submitting a financial bid of $850 million (Sh91.8 billion). Saturday May 22 2021 By BRIAN NGUGI Summary Safaricom beat other consortia in the last stretch of a year long race for access to one of the world s last telecoms frontiers.

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