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Airtel Africa Is Going NoWhere

Airtel has sent out official press release to refute the story of their possible exit from Africa. Airtel isn’t leaving Africa anytime soon. As a matter of fact, Airtel increased its ownership of Airtel Nigeria in November after purchasing Econet Wireless Limited’s 4.2% shareholding. Interestingly, this isn’t the first time a story of their exit has been published. In 2015, a similar story came up, which Airtel later refuted.   So where are this story coming from, and why do the keep popping up like juicy pimples ?  (more…)