MTN deportations impair Rwanda-Uganda ties

South African telecoms conglomerate MTN Group has this past week found itself at the centre of political tension between Rwanda and Uganda.

On Tuesday, Uganda announced that it had deported top MTN Uganda managers on suspicion that they used their jobs as a cover to commit acts that undermined state security. One of the people deported was Annie Bilenge Tabura, the MTN Uganda general manager for sales and distribution, who is Rwandan.