Africa’s largest mobile operator, MTN, is planning to exit the Middle East to focus more on the continent, with its first move to sell off its 75% stake in MTN Syria.

The company is looking to exit these markets in the next 3-5 years, and on Thursday, CEO Rob Shuter dismissed speculation that the Middle East exit had been forced in some way by the ongoing US court case against MTN Afghanistan. ..

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