East Africa Com 2021: Ethiopia deep dive

A fireside chat at East Africa Com 2021 revealed some key details about Ethiopia's telecoms liberalization and the issuing of two new licenses in the country.

Paula Gilbert, Editor

May 21, 2021

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During a fireside chat at East Africa Com 2021, Bloomberg News Ethiopia correspondent Samuel Gebre spoke to Brook Taye, senior advisor to the Ethiopian Ministry of Finance, about the country's current telecoms liberalization. Taye gave some new details on the process to grant two new licenses in the country and the current status of Ethio Telecom's part-privatization plan.

About the Author

Paula Gilbert

Paula Gilbert

Editor, Connecting Africa

Paula has been the Editor of Connecting Africa since June 2019 and has been reporting on key developments in Africa's telecoms and ICT sectors for most of her journalistic career.

The award-winning South Africa-based journalist previously worked as a producer and reporter for business television channels Bloomberg TV Africa and CNBC Africa, was the telecoms editor at online publication ITWeb, and started her career in radio news. She has an Honors degree in Journalism from Rhodes University.

Paula was recognized by Empower Africa as one of 35 trailblazers who shaped Africa's tech landscape in 2023 and won the Excellence in ICT Journalism category at the MTN Women in ICT Awards in 2017.

Travel is always on Paula's mind, she has visited 40 countries so far and is currently researching her next adventure.

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