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Inner Circle | Ethiopia
Ethio Telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamiru: an Abiy protégée with devoted underlings

Published on 17.11.2023 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 4 minutes

Ethio Telecom Chief Executive Officer Frehiwot Tamru in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, on 18 July 2023. © Tiksa Negeri/Reuters

The charismatic and ambitious boss of the state-owned giant has certainly made her mark since taking office five years ago. She can count on the support of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, of whom she is a close friend, and of a group of dedicated, hand-picked executives.

It was during the vast purge of the public sector that followed Abiy Ahmed's arrival in the prime minister's office in 2018 that Frehiwot Tamiru took the helm of Ethio Telecom. She owes her meteoric rise and continued leadership of the internet and telephone service provider to several

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Inner Circle | Ethiopia
Ethio Telecom CEO Frehiwot Tamiru: an Abiy protégée with devoted underlings

The charismatic and ambitious boss of the state-owned giant has certainly made her mark since taking office five years ago. She can count on the support of Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, of whom she is a close friend, and of a group of dedicated, hand-picked executives.

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