Reba issued a final call for applications for two new telephone operator licences – to be granted in mid-March 2020 – and the acquisition of a 49% stake in the national operator, Ethio Telecom.

The privatisation of the Ethiopian state’s monopoly on the telecoms sector – the last on the continent – is crucial to Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed’s liberalisation agenda and to attracting foreign ...

June 30 (Reuters) - Ethiopia has launched a tender for a second new telecommunications license, its communications authority said on Friday, opening up one of Africa's largest markets to further ...

Ethiopia said on Friday it had decided to postpone the planned partial privatisation of state-owned telecoms firm Ethio Telecom because of the prevailing economic environment domestically and globally ...

Ethiopia is to begin its search for a third mobile operator next month, just months after Safaricom became the country's second mobile network operator. According to Capital Ethiopia, a third provider ...

Ethiopia is set to launch a tender for a second international telecoms license next month as part of plans to expand the sector in the country. The industry regulator confirmed the plans on Monday ...

NAIROBI, Nov 16 (Reuters) - Ethiopia has reactivated the process of selling a 40% stake in state-owned Ethio Telecom and a separate plan to issue a second full telecoms licence, the finance ministry ...

(Nairobi, March) – The Ethiopian government should immediately lift the shutdown of internet and phone communications in the Oromia region. The two-month-long shutdown has prevented families from ...

Addis Ababa, August 27, 2025 (ENA)- Serious engagement of the media and communication would play a crucial role in building a unified narrative, shared identity, and aspirations towards achieving an ...

Ethiopia may give up majority control over its telecommunications monopoly in a second phase of privatization once it’s sold 49% of the company next year. The government could also issue more ...