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Rwanda: MTN Deportations Impair Rwanda-Uganda Ties
East African, 27 January 2019
South African telecoms conglomerate MTN Group has this past week found itself at the centre of political tension between Rwanda and Uganda. Read more »
MTN Deportations Impair Rwanda-Uganda Ties
Uganda's decision to kick out two top MTN Uganda managers from Rwanda has triggered protest from the neighbouring country. The government said it deported the two on suspicion that they used their jobs as a cover to commit acts that undermined state security.
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Uganda: More MTN Staff Under Investigation - National Security
Observer, 29 January 2019
More MTN employees, Uganda's biggest telecom are being investigated for using their positions to allegedly compromise the country's national security. The employees whose… Read more »
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Uganda: MTN Licence - We Want a Win-Win, Says Government
Monitor, 28 January 2019
Government has said it is seeking a win-win before it can fully renew MTN's licence. Read more »
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Uganda: Back From the Brink, but MTN Woes Linger On
East African, 27 January 2019
The dispute between African telecommunications giant MTN and Ugandan authorities may be far from over, but decade-old intention to open up the company to wider Ugandan… Read more »
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Uganda: MTN Staff Deportation Triggers Rwanda Protest
Nation, 23 January 2019
Uganda's decision to kick out Rwandan national Annie Bilenge Tabura, MTN Uganda's head of sales and distribution, has triggered protest from the neighbouring country. Read more »
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Uganda: MTN Uganda in Regulatory Limbo As Interim Licence Expires
Monitor, 21 January 2019
On Sunday, January 20, 2019 the second interim licence for giant telco MTN Uganda expired. Read more »
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Uganda: Museveni Orders UCC to Explain MTN Licence Fees
Monitor, 15 January 2019
President Museveni tasked the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) to explain why they reduced the fees for renewal of MTN Uganda's licence to far less than the originally… Read more »
