DIRECTORATE CHANGE

DIRECTORATE CHANGE

New York and Stockholm - September 3, 2007 - Millicom International Cellular
S.A. (Nasdaq Stock Market: MICC and Stockholmsbörsen: MIC), the global
telecommunications company, hereby announces that Mr Tope Lawani has tendered
his resignation from the Board of Directors of Millicom International Cellular.

Mr Lawani is a Managing Partner of Helios Investment Partners, which makes
private equity investments in various sectors, including telecommunications,
across sub-Saharan Africa.

 Mr Lawani commented: “I have come to the conclusion that, going forward, the
constraints imposed by my directorship at Millicom will make it difficult to
continue to fulfill adequately my duties as a Director of Millicom, while also
satisfying my obligations to Helios”.

 Mr Daniel Johannesson, Chairman of the Board of Directors commented: “The Board
of Millicom regrets that Mr Lawani found it necessary to take this step. He has
been a highly competent member of our Board, always providing wise and valuable
input to our work.” 
Millicom International Cellular S.A. is a global telecommunications group with
mobile operations in Asia, Latin America and Africa.  It currently has mobile
operations and licenses in 16 countries.  The Group's mobile operations have a
combined population under license of approximately 280 million people.

This press release may contain certain “forward-looking statements” with respect
to Millicom's expectations and plans, strategy, management's objectives, future
performance, costs, revenues, earnings and other trend information.  It is
important to note that Millicom's actual results in the future could differ
materially from those anticipated in forward-looking statements depending on
various important factors.  Please refer to the documents that Millicom has
filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the U.S. Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including Millicom's most recent annual report
on Form 20-F, for a discussion of certain of these factors.

All forward-looking statements in this press release are based on information
available to Millicom on the date hereof.  All written or oral forward-looking
statements attributable to Millicom International Cellular S.A., any Millicom
International Cellular S.A. employees and representatives acting on Millicom's
behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the factors referred to
above. Millicom does not intend to update these forward-looking statements.

CONTACTS

Daniel Johannesson							
Chairman of the Board of Directors

Andrew Best
Investor Relations
Telephone:  +44 7798 576 378



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