(Telecompaper) Ethiopia will award two telecoms licenses to multinational mobile companies, Reuters reported, citing a senior official. State Minister of Finance Eyob Tekalign Tolina said the government will also offer a minority stake in monopoly operator Ethio Telecom. The minister made the statement in reference to two new licenses and a 49 percent stake in Ethio Telecom. A senior executive at one of the companies interested in entering Ethiopia told Reuters that the market structure announced on 5 July is "as expected and very sensible approach".