Econet has been seeking to overturn a 2006 deal whereby Zain, then called Celtel, bought a majority stake in Nigerian mobile operator Vee Networks Ltd, now Zain Nigeria.
However, while announcing the closure of the Bharti-Zain deal, Bharti Enterprises chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal said on Tuesday, while Econet has had no contact with Bharti, it did not see Econet posing a problem for operations in Nigeria, which is the largest market for Zain Africa.
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