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Now Airtel lands into trouble in Tanzania

Tanzanian President John Maghufuli

?Bharti Airtel’s unit in Tanzania could be repossessed by the government after President John Magafuli said the telco was irregularly transferred to private ownership.

Airtel is the latest on the list of firms reeling from Magufuli’s assault. The president has vowed to correct costly past mistakes made by previous regimes. The president said Airtel had changed hands several times, hiding the fact that it was privatised in a sham process two decades ago.

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