Safaricom inks first infrastructure deal with Ethiopia
Anwar Soussa, CEO of Safaricom Ethiopia. The firm has signed a five-year lease agreement with Ethiopia's state-owned power utility to share fiber-optic infrastructure. PHOTO | POOL
Safaricom, the newest telecom operator in Ethiopia, has signed a five-year lease agreement with state-owned power utility to share dark fiber-optic infrastructure in the Horn of African nation, the first infrastructure deal with Ethiopia.
The agreement was signed between Mr Ashebir Balcha, CEO of Ethiopian Electric Power enterprise (EEP), and Anwar Soussa, CEO of Safaricom Ethiopia.
