PUTIN WOOS AFRICAN LEADERS AT SHOWCASE SUMMIT, SAYS RUSSIA IS BETTER PARTNER THAN 'COLONIAL' WEST. (PHOTO).
Putin woos African leaders at showcase summit, says Russia is better partner than 'colonial' West President Vladimir Putin told African leaders on Wednesday that Russia was their best partner, accusing what he cast as a colonial West of still trying to exploit the continent's resources and using debt to hold back development, Reuters reported. The Kremlin chief was speaking at the third Russia-Africa Summit in Moscow, a two-day event attended by African leaders and government delegations from 48 countries, during which he will hold one-on-one talks with many of the 22 individual African leaders attending on everything from trade to security, arms deals and grain supplies. "Africa is increasingly asserting itself as one of the key players in the global economy and politics. However, the emergence of a multipolar world is, of course, no easy task; it faces resistance from countries that are not prepared to accept this reality: those who are accustomed to thinking i...
I just received an information that Etisalat,a telecommunication firm in Nigeria has brought a legal action against MTN Nigeria and Visafone Ltd,challenging MTN's use of the 800MH spectrum following the acquisition of Visafone.Etisalat said the court action was necessary to prevent the use of the spectrum by MTN at this time,as it will entrench the dominance of MTN in the retail data service market.It noted that MTN Nigeria had been declared dominant by the Nigerian Communications Commission {NCC} in 2013 and remains dominant in the wholesale leased line and retail voice markets.Chineze Amanfo,Head of Media,Etisalat in a statement said the use of the 800MHz spectrum to deploy broadband services ahead of its competitors,particularly those who,prior to MTNs purchase as MTN,will further entrench MTN's dominance in the Nigerian telecommunications sector.She said in line with Section 86 of the Nigerian Communications Act,2003,engaged the NCC to understand the basis of its decision to approve the acquisition.Before the acquisition of Visafone by MTN Nigeria last month,the GSM operators controlled about 98 percent of the Nigerian market,while the CDMA controlled 1.58 percent market share,according to statistics from the NCC.One more photo below. 
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