Orange Seeking Partnerships Rather Than Acquisitions in Africa
- Shared investments in infrastructure can bring cost savings
- Orange chooses to invest in current markets over new expansion
An Orange Bissau SA advertisment in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau
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Orange SA is seeking to build partnerships in Africa rather than making major acquisitions or entering new markets as the French phone carrier focuses on its existing businesses in 21 countries on the continent.
Mobile-phone operators in Africa have to increasingly share their investment in infrastructure to reduce costs, Bruno Mettling, Orange’s deputy chief executive officer in charge of operations for Africa and the Middle East, said in an interview Tuesday in Abidjan, the commercial capital of Ivory Coast.