I think some people had their eyes peeled already: Spanco recently partnered up with Ugandan Mara Group's IT subsidiary - not a call centre firm, though: <br><br><a href="http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201009303679/Corporate-Press-Releases/Uganda-Press-Releases-Raps-and-Spanco-Partnership-for-Outsourcing-Capacity-in-East-Africa.html">http://www.ratio-magazine.com/201009303679/Corporate-Press-Releases/Uganda-Press-Releases-Raps-and-Spanco-Partnership-for-Outsourcing-Capacity-in-East-Africa.html</a><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 27 October 2010 17:39, Paul Kukubo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:pkukubo@ict.go.ke">pkukubo@ict.go.ke</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Listers<div><br></div><div><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/Bharti-splits-500-mn-Africa-deal-among-IBM-Tech-Mahindra-and-Spanco/articleshow/6812374.cms" target="_blank">http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/Bharti-splits-500-mn-Africa-deal-among-IBM-Tech-Mahindra-and-Spanco/articleshow/6812374.cms</a><div>
<br></div><div><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/ites/Bharti-splits-500-mn-Africa-deal-among-IBM-Tech-Mahindra-and-Spanco/articleshow/6812374.cms" target="_blank"></a>Quoting from the Economics times of India link above..</div>
<div><span style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 18px;">“About 4,000 employees who currently handle Zain’s customer care operations in Africa will move to the rolls of these three companies. The partners will set up operations in each market which will sustain and build skills, capabilities and resources,” he added. Executives tracking the contract said local companies in Africa had not bid for the call centre deal although Spanco and possibly, Tech Mahindra, could partner with domestic firms there to deliver the service. "</span></div>
<div><span style="font-size: 13px; color: rgb(64, 64, 64); line-height: 18px;"><br></span></div><div><font color="#404040"><span style="line-height: 18px;">Interesting to keep our eyes on be prepared in the event of the opportunity.</span></font></div>
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