Airtel Tanzania delivers Sh65.5 billion dividend as government stake yields returns
Airtel Tanzania has paid a dividend of Sh65.5 billion to the Tanzanian government for the 2025/26 financial year. This payment highlights the success of the government's 49 percent stake in the telecommunications firm and its role in national economic development.
Why it matters
The dividend demonstrates the financial viability of public-private partnerships in emerging markets and their contribution to national digital infrastructure.
Dar es Salaam. Airtel Tanzania has paid a dividend of Sh65.48 billion to the Government of Tanzania for the 2025/26 financial year, bringing the company's total dividend payments to the State since 2019 to about Sh350 billion.
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