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Vodafone faces challenge over deal in Africa

By Tom Burgis in Lagos

Published: October 16 2009 22:27 | Last updated: October 16 2009 23:28

Vodafone faces a fight over one of its prime African acquisitions after an official review in Ghana challenged the legality of its $900m (£557m) purchase of a leading local telecoms group.

The mobile phones group bought a 70 per cent stake in previously state-owned Ghana Telecom last year, adding to interests in Kenya, Egypt and South Africa as part of a strategy to expand into Africa and wider emerging markets.

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