Zain eyes South Sudan licence
Dubai, July 13, 2011
Telecoms carrier Zain Sudan is in talks with South Sudan to obtain a licence to operate in the newly independent country, the firm’s managing director said.
Zain Sudan, a unit of Kuwait’s Zain and one of three mobile telecoms carriers licensed from Khartoum, will continue to operate in the South as usual until a new licence is agreed, Elfatih Erwa said on Tuesday.
