Airtel Ghana denies reports of exiting Ghana

Thomas Freeman Yeboah 21:49 - 28 January 2017

The telecommunication giant Airtel has rubbished report that it is on the verge of closing down their operations in Ghana

Airtel Ghana has denied rumours making the rounds that a decision has been taken by its owners to shut down its activities in Ghana.

There were earlier reports that Bharti Airtel, the mother company of Airtel Ghana, has announced that it will be exiting 14 African countries including Ghana within a year.

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The affected countries include Ghana, Nigeria, Congo, Chad, Gabon, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Niger, Rwanda, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

BloombergQuint quotes Bharti Airtel Chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal as saying "the move would pare the size of operations in the continent and could be completed within a year....some of Bharti’s businesses in 14 African nations would be affected."