Liberia: EJS to Orange - 'Want to See You Expand Telecommunications'

Monrovia — President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has welcome the proposal of Orange, through its subsidiary Orange Côte d'Ivoire, in acquiring 100 percent the Cellcom - Liberia subsidiary. "We want to see this investment. We want to see you expand telecommunication services to our population and interconnectivity to our neighboring countries as well as the world," she stressed, adding that her government encourages this partnership and investment which is good for Liberia.

The Liberian leader indicated that she expects that Orange will be good corporate citizens and do what they can as a partner to government, most especially in ensuring that employees are taken care of. According to an Executive Mansion release, President Sirleaf made the assertion when a high-level delegation of Cellcom-Liberia and Orange paid her a courtesy call. She hoped that both sides (Government and Orange) will work assiduously to meet the target date of February 9, 2016 to conclude the technical details of the agreement.

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