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Mali: Sotelma privatisation planned Print E-mail
Friday, 11 July 2008
Mali's state-owned operator Sotelma will be privatised by the end of 2008, sources at the Ministry of Communications and New Technologies said.

The opening of technical bids will occur on October 31, with the financial bid opening to follow on November 12. A number of interested parties participated in a recent investors’ conference held in Paris.

The privatisation of Sotelma is a major objective of Mali’s government, which has been working on telecommunications sector reform since 1998. The reforms are focused on sector liberalisation, kick-started in 2002 with the licensing of IKATEL, which became Orange Mali in 2006.

Source: PANA - WDR/Intelecon Regulatory News.