The company continues to strengthen its cooperation with operators like France Telecom and MTN Group.

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Sochitel works with MTN Group, which is a major telecom provider in Africa and the Middle East.

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It bought stakes, often with borrowed money, in some of the country's biggest firms, including Standard Bank, Lonmin, and telecom MTN Group.

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