In June 2010, Bharti Airtel struck a deal to buy Zain's mobile operations in 15 African countries, including the ROC, for $8.97 billion, in India's second biggest overseas acquisition after Tata Steel's US$13 billion buy of Corus in 2007.
The ROC was the "focus country" at the 10th CII-EXIM Bank Conclave on India-Africa Project Partnership in New Delhi in March 2014.