[kictanet] Airtel Plans Africa Exit

[Ali Hussein]

Listers

Another one bites the dust?

I'm really curious as to whats going on in the Telco sector.

Bharti Airtel has announced that it will be exiting 14 African countries
within a year. The affected countries include: Chad, Congo, Gabon, Ghana,
Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania,
Uganda and Zambia.

The telecom operator is faced with poor performance across those markets.
Two years ago, when Airtel began talks to sell off its operations in
Burkina Faso, Chad, Congo Brazzaville and Sierra Leone to Orange
<http://mobilityarena.com/airtel-not-exiting-africa-despite-talks-to-sell-4-networks-to-orange/>,
the company had stated that it wouldn’t be exiting Africa.
Airtel plans Africa exit
<http://mobilityarena.com/airtel-exit-nigeria-13-african-countries/>

Is the African market too competitive or is the regulatory environment
skewed towards a few players?

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