PRESS RELEASE

Tigo to Train Staff through E-Learning

Dar es Salaam, 16th July 2015. Tigo Tanzania staff can now continue benefitting from an e-learning platform known as Millicom University, a learning organization that aims to promote digital lifestyle by providing learning and development experience that matters to the employees and the company. This was revealed during the launch of the Millicom University e-learning platform with a

campaign dubbed Nasonga Mbele na Millicom University.

Speaking during the event Tigo General Manager Diego Gutierrez said that, We are very excited to deploy e-Learning solutions to our employees who are based all over the country. This investment in our people highlights our commitment to building employee skills and knowledge through online training which is readily available through Millicom University. Gutierrez stated that, Several milestones have been achieved, since the inception of the e-

learning training which include a Tigo Business Programme; tailored programme for Go To

Market (GTM), Customer Operations (Cops); Focused programs have been formulated for all

Regional Sales Managers (RSMs), Regional Distribution Managers (RDMs) and Territory

Managers (TMs), to ensure learning is taking place throughout the whole workforce.

The Learning & Development function has been working in close collaboration with the Senior

Management team to execute plans of building staff capacity and ensuring that this is cascaded

to all levels of the workforce with emphasis on the online training aligned to our Millicom

Digital Lifestyle, the General Manager said.

We look forward to giving awards to the best learners and Learning Champions that have

spent considerable time exploring the Learning Management System, and are close to achieving

40 hours of learning for this calendar year, he said

In the next step according to Gutierrez, we will embark on training the rest of the

organizations staffs on the use of the learning portal.

About Tigo:

Tigo Tanzania is the leading innovative telecommunication company in the country, distinguished as a fully-fledged digital lifestyle brand. Offering a diverse product portfolio in voice, SMS, high-speed internet and mobile financial services, Tigo has pioneered innovations such as Facebook in Kiswahili, Tigo Pesa App for Android & iOS users, and East Africas first cross-border mobile money transfer with currency conversion. The Tigo 3G network guarantees the best services to its subscribers in all regions across the country. Between 2013 and 2014 alone the company launched over 500 new network sites and plans to double its investment by 2017 in terms of coverage and additional capacity networks for deeper penetration in rural areas. With over eight (8) million registered subscribers to their network, Tigo directly and indirectly employs over 100,000 Tanzanians including an extended network of customer service representatives, mobile money merchants, sales agents and distributors. Tigo is the biggest commercial brand of Millicom, an international company developing the digital lifestyle in 44 countries with commercial operations in Africa and Latin America and corporate offices in Europe and the USA. With the certain knowledge that only constant innovation will keep them on top, Millicom keeps creating greater shareholder value; applying their concept of demand more is how they do business and retain their position as digital lifestyle leaders in some of the most unique and challenging markets. SMILE, YOURE WITH TIGO.

For further information visit: www.tigo.co.tz or contact:

John Wanyancha Corporate Communications Manager

Mobile: 0658 123 089

john.wanyancha@tigo.co.tz