Safaricom shortlisted for Ethiopia telco licence bid
Safaricom shortlisted for Ethiopia telco licence bid Wednesday February 17 2021 Safaricom Plc CEO Peter Ndegwa with Chief Customer Officer Sylvia Mulinge (left) during the telco's 20-year celebration in Nairobi on October 27, 2020. PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG By BRIAN NGUGI Summary Safaricom has made it to the shortlist of six firms that have been cleared to bid for one of two Ethiopian telecoms licences that will be offered this year. The Ethiopian Communications Authority has whittled the list down from a consortia of 12 that had expressed interest in entering the country’s telecommunicatio...