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Vodacom acquires 55% of Safaricom in $2.1 billion deal

Published 1 July 2026

Vodacom Group has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Kenya's Safaricom, finalizing a $2.1 billion deal that shifts control of East Africa's largest telecom operator to the South African company.

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