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Safaricom Ethiopia hits 6.1 million monthly active users
Kenya’s leading Safaricom on Thursday announced impressive growth in its customer base in Ethiopia, reporting a 47.3% increase in monthly…
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Safaricom Extends Its M-Pesa Global Service to Ethiopia
MPESA Kenya users can now send mobile money to MPESA Ethiopia users through Safaricom’s MPESA International Remittance, as long as…
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Safaricom Ethiopia to use locally manufactured telecom towers
Safaricom Ethiopia has announced that it will be using locally manufactured telecom towers as it seeks to localize its infrastructure. …
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Safaricom shares its accomplishments and future strategies for Ethiopia
Safaricom PLC on Friday held its second Investor Day in Addis Ababa, providing an opportunity for the investment community to…
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Safaricom now has 1.2 million M-PESA customers in Ethiopia
Safaricom has now registered 1.2 million M-PESA customers since launching the mobile money service in the country in August this…
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Why Launch of M-PESA Ethiopia is set to ignite a financial revolution in one of Africa’s biggest economy
A recent report by the GSMA dubbed State of the Industry Report on Mobile Money 2023 underscores how mobile money…
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Safaricom launches M-PESA in Ethiopia
Safaricom has finally launched its mobile money service M-PESA in Ethiopia. The service went live on Wednesday three months after…
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Safaricom Ethiopia closes funding transaction from World Bank’s investment arms
Safaricom Ethiopia is set to receive funds from the World Bank Group, following the closure of the transaction during a…
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[Ethiopia] Safaricom M-Pesa and Hibret Bank enter into Mobile Banking and Agency Partnership
As Safaricom Ethiopia prepares to launch M-Pesa in the country, the telco has now announced a Mobile Banking and Agency…
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Safaricom picks new CEO for its Ethiopia business unit
Wim Vanhelleputte has been named the new CEO for Safaricom Ethiopia effective September 1. His appointment comes just a week…
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Safaricom Ethiopia CEO Anwar Soussa is leaving the company after two years
After being appointed to lead the Safaricom-Led consortium operations in Ethiopia in July 2021, Anwar Soussa now leaving the company.…
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Dilip Pal: The Telecommunications Greenfield Conundrum
For most businesses, expansion, especially to a new geographical area is both an exciting but also expensive and nerve-wrecking process.…
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Safaricom M-PESA revenue hits Ksh.117.2 billion
M-PESA continues to be one of the biggest revenue streams for Safaricom. In the full year ended March 2023, the…
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Safaricom records a 22.2% decline in net profit
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom net profit stood at Ksh.52.48 billion in the full year ended March 2023, down from Ksh.67.49…
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Safaricom granted mobile money license to launch M-Pesa in Ethiopia
Safaricom has announced that it has officially been granted a mobile money license to launch M-PESA in Ethiopia. Since launching…
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Safaricom to launch M-Pesa in Ethiopia this year
Safaricom has revealed that its mobile money service M-Pesa will go live in Ethiopia this year. Dilip Pal, Safaricom’s chief…
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Ethiopia sets $150 million license fee for M-pesa entry
The telecommunications landscape in Ethiopia has largely lagged behind its neighbors, owing to strict observance of monopolistic regulations. Until Safaricom…
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Safaricom Ethiopia goes live in five more cities
Safaricom Ethiopia has switched on its network and services in five more cities. The cities include Hawassa, Assela, Jigjiga, Sodo…
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More than 740k customers have so far joined Safaricom network in Ethiopia
Safaricom has revealed that more than 740,000 customers have joined its network in Ethiopia during its first month of operation.…
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Safaricom officially goes live in Ethiopia
About 16 months after winning a telecom license to operate in Ethiopia, Safaricom has today finally gone live in the…
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Safaricom Ethiopia pilots its services in Dire Dawa ahead of national launch
After announcing plans to launch commercial operations in Ethiopia within the year, Safaricom has now started large-scale customer pilot of…
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Safaricom to launch commercial operations in Ethiopia this year
Safaricom is set to launch commercial operations in Ethiopia within the year. Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa confirmed this while releasing…
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Safaricom selects VMware as its Cloud Platform partner in Ethiopia
Safaricom Ethiopia has selected multi-cloud services provider VMware as its Telco Cloud Platform partner. The announcement was made at the…
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Safaricom Ethiopia launches staff recruitment drive ahead of launch
Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia PLC on Friday launched a countrywide staff recruitment drive ahead of its commercial launch. The telco also…
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