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			<title>Bharti and MTN extend talks until end of September</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[India’s biggest mobile operator extends exclusive merger talks with MTN until September 30]]></description>
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			<title>Bharti Airtel and MTN extend merger talks</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel rumored to be under pressure to increase its offer for MTN as talks continue.]]></description>
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			<title>Bharti, MTN likely to agree on tie-up in Aug - investor</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Stronger competition expected in African market for Kuwait's Zain.]]></description>
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			<title>Mobile users in Syria boycott services</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Frustrated at high tariffs, mobile users in Syria staged a one day boycott of mobile phone services.]]></description>
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			<title>Liberalisation set to drive Ugandan mobile sector</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Mobile penetration expected to reach 70% by 2014 according to report from Pyramid Research]]></description>
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			<title>Wholesale change</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Wholesale international traffic carrier Six Telecoms hopes to take advantage of the boost in capacity to Africa as a number of submarine cables come online]]></description>
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			<title>MTN subscriber growth buoys revenues</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[South African operator posts strong results for full year 2008]]></description>
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			<title>MTN launches 3.5G services in Ghana</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[MTN has launched 3.5G services in Ghana using high speed downlink packet access (HSDPA) technology]]></description>
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			<title>MTN Group named top 'telecom powerhouse' in MEA</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Oliver Wyman report pegs market value of telco giant at $21.9 billion for the year 2008]]></description>
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			<title>Connecting Sudan</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[With reward comes risk, and nowhere is this more evident than in African countries with low teledensity rates, with Sudan providing a stark illustration.]]></description>
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			<title>MTN and Neotel join forces for fibre network</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[South African operators to start building national long-distance fibre optic network in March]]></description>
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			<title>Rwandatel rolls out 3G network</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Government backed operator launches 3G services to compete with rival MTN Rwandacel.]]></description>
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			<title>MTN Group buys Côte d’Ivoire companies</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[South African telco expands its presence in Côte d’Ivoire with acquisition of Arobase Telecom S.A and Afnet.]]></description>
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			<title>MTN results disappoint investors</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Strong subscriber growth overshadowed by weaker than expected revenue and profit growth]]></description>
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			<title>Emerging telecom markets lure operators</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[While regional telecom operators continue to push into new markets in and around the region, there appears to be a growing disparity between the potential of markets in much of Middle East, and those in Africa and other emerging markets.]]></description>
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			<title>Look before you leap</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[While the global credit crunch has made a significant dent in global M&A deals, the telecom sector in the Middle East, Africa and Asia appears to be heading in the opposite direction. According to industry insiders, the sector is likely to see significant deal activity in the next couple of years, with even a merger of two of the Middle East’s biggest operators a possibility.]]></description>
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			<title>Tapping potential</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  South   Africa's telecoms sector is entering an interesting phase as it begins to feel its way in a potentially progressive and liberalised regulatory environment.    ]]></description>
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			<title>Emerging markets enter mainstream</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[India has been propelled into the headlines with at least two telecom operators linked to a South African deal.]]></description>
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			<title>Reliance enters merger talks with MTN</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  India's second biggest mobile operator eyes deal after Bharti walks away]]></description>
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			<title>Bharti says no to MTN</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  MTN wanted Bharti to become subsidiary, says Indian telco]]></description>
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			<title>Etisalat eyeing South Africa's MTN</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[UAE telecom evaluating possible bid for Africa's largest mobile phone operator, chairman says.]]></description>
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			<title>Bharti Airtel bids for MTN</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Bharti Airtel sets its sights on MENA telecom market with $19 billion bid for MTN  ]]></description>
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			<title>Bharti considers MTN buyout</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=518037&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[  India's biggest operator looks to expand operations in emerging markets]]></description>
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			<title>People power</title>
			<link>http://www.arabianbusiness.com/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=516508&amp;Itemid=1</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Nigeria's telecoms market is experiencing phenomenal growth - but its rise is tempered by concerns over quality of service  ]]></description>
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			<title>Africa’s ICT renaissance</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[As ICT companies prepare for the ITU exhibition in Cairo, it is clear that Africa is at the forefront of global telecoms growth.  ]]></description>
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			<title>Nigerian mobile operators fined for bad service</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Nigerian Communcations Commission fines operators for poor service  ]]></description>
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			<title>MTN Yemen extends GSM service with $29.1m deal</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Alcatel-Lucent awarded project to enhance network coverage and efficiency for MTN Yemen  ]]></description>
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			<title>MTN upgrades broadband network</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[MTN aims to improve broadband services with core network upgrade  ]]></description>
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			<title>At the ready</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  Afghanistan's largest mobile operator Roshan is bracing itself for increased competition in the war-torn country. With formidable rivals such as Etisalat and MTN now on its doorstep, Roshan's forthright CEO Karim Khoja oozes confidence.]]></description>
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			<title>Talking with telco giants</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[  The region's telecoms market belongs to a handful of key players, each of which is hungry and hunting the next big prize.]]></description>
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