More Africa NewsEthiopia: Faster, cheaper: How ending the government monopoly improved Ethiopia’s internet
Africa’s second-most populous nation ended its telecomms monopoly in 2022. Businesses are already seeing the benefits. The telecommunications industry in Ethiopia, Africa’s second-most populous country, was a monopoly of the state-owned Ethio Telecom until late last year. For the country’s nearly 30 million internet users — just 25% of the total population — this monopoly meant poor connectivity at...