Rwanda: Airtel Takeover of Tigo Rwanda Operations Jolted Telecom Sector

The Rwandan telecom sector was mid-December jolted by news of Bharti Airtel takeover of Tigo Rwanda operations. The development is arguably the biggest in the telecom industry that has been dogged by slow growth levels over the past few years.

With three players, most experts were, on many occasions, quoted saying that the market was "crowded".

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