Pan-African telecoms group, Liquid Telecom has appointed Adil Youssefi as the new Regional CEO of East Africa. In his new role, Adil will oversee the five East African markets of Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda, Tanzania, and Ethiopia.
An internal promotion, Adil has before served as CEO of Liquid Telecom Kenya since April 2017. He helped to further strengthen the company’s strong position in the local market.
As CEO, Adil oversaw a 10-year partnership with Kenya Electricity Transmission Company Limited (KETRACO). This will enable Liquid Telecom Kenya to operate KETRACO’s Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) fiber cable and expand its internet network further across East Africa.
The Regional CEO of Eastern Africa is a new position within Liquid Telecom. It forms part of the group’s wider digital transformation strategy. Earlier this year, Liquid Telecom Group also appointed Ahmad Mokhles as the Group Chief Operating Officer.
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Liquid Telecom is a communications solutions provider. The company operates across 13 countries in Eastern, Central, and Southern Africa. It serves mobile operators, carriers, enterprise, media, and content companies and retail customers.
It has built Africa’s largest independent fiber network, spanning over 50,000km. It also operates state-of-the-art data centers in Johannesburg, Cape Town, and Nairobi. With a combined potential of 19,000 square meters of rack space and 80 MW of power.
The telecom company has also stepped up its efforts towards supporting innovation across the continent. This has been through offering internet and other services to hubs as well as signing partnerships with AfriLabs and SigFox.
Liquid Telecom also releases occasional reports on emerging technologies across the continent.