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Airtel acquires 100% of Tigo Rwanda

Milcah Lukhanyu by Milcah Lukhanyu
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Bharti Airtel has acquired 100% Tigo Rwanda from Millicom International Cellular S.A. in a consolidation move that will position Airtel as a strong number 2 operator in Rwanda.

These comes days after the firm refuted rumours that it was exiting the East African market.

The consideration for the transaction is based on approximately 6x EBITDA multiple, payable over two years. The agreement is subject to regulatory and statutory approvals.

According to Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman, Bharti Airtel, “Airtel has taken proactive steps in Africa to consolidate and realign the market structure in the last few remaining countries where its operations are lagging on account of lower market share and presence of too many operators.”

Airtel and Tigo have already merged their operations to create a strong viable entity in Ghana. The Rwanda deal is another important step to become a profitable and a strong challenger in a two-player market.

The firm says its committed to the long term viability of its operations in Kenya and Tanzania, to ensure that in 2018 all its 15 operations in Africa start contributing positive margins and cash flows towards a healthy and profitable Airtel Africa.

The agreement aims to bring together the strengths of Airtel and Millicom in Rwanda and offer benefits to customers in the form of a wider network, affordable voice and data services, and superior customer care. The existing customers of Tigo Rwanda will join Airtel’s global network, which currently serves over 370 million customers across 17 countries. They will enjoy, amongst other things, benefits of the ‘One Airtel’ network with lower roaming rates across Africa and South Asia, an exciting bouquet of innovative services including Airtel Money.

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Raghunath Mandava, MD and CEO, Airtel Africa, said, “The acquisition reinforces our commitment to the Rwanda market and is a significant step towards creating a stronger presence in the country. It will create synergies with our existing business and help boost operational efficiencies in the market. The Rwandan telecom market will significantly benefit from this acquisition, further reiterating our stand that in-market consolidations do not just help achieve better market positions but benefit customers and the industry as a whole.”

On completion, the proposed acquisition will undergo seamless integration, both on the customer as well as the network side, and further strengthen our market position.

Over the years Airtel has been solidifying its market position to become a key player in the continent with in-country acquisitions. In the past, Airtel acquired assets in Uganda (Warid) and Congo B (Warid), Kenya (yu Mobile) and consolidated operations in Ghana (Millicom). The customers in these markets today enjoy a superior and wider network, affordable voice & data services, Airtel Money and better customer care.

With presence across 15 African countries, Airtel is one of the largest telecom service providers across the continent in terms of geographical reach and had close to 83 million customers at the end of quarter ended September 30, 2017. Globally, Airtel is ranked as the third largest mobile services provider in terms of customer base.

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Milcah Lukhanyu covers daily news briefs at TechMoran. She is the person who will probably read your press release and get the story out of it or totally trash it. Send tips to [email protected]

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