Uganda has agreed to renew the operating licence of the local unit of South African telecom company MTN Group MTNJ.J , the state-run Uganda Media Centre said on Twitter on Tuesday.

“The Minister of ICT was given a go-ahead to give a no objection to @UCC_Official to renew the licence (of @mtnug) with new stringent terms,” the agency said, referring to state-run telecommunications regulator the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC).