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East Africa

Ethiopia Changing Laws to Prepare for M-PESA Launch

Luis Monzon -
Ethiopia has reportedly started changing certain national payments laws in an effort to clear the way for Safaricom to launch M-PESA, Africa's largest fintech platform, to the Horn of Africa country's virtually untapped market of 110-million people. The National Bank...
East Africa

Ethiopia’s Government Postpones Ethio Telecom Privatisation Process

Luis Monzon -
The government of Ethiopia has announced today that it will be postponing the ongoing privatisation process of the state-owned Ethio Telecom, and did not set a timeframe for when the process will continue. In an announcement posted to Twitter by...
East Africa

Tower Sharing Deal in the Works Between Safaricom & Ethio Telecom

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Safaricom has reportedly begun negotiations on a new infrastructure sharing deal with Ethiopian rival and state-owned entity Ethio Telecom. This comes as the Kenyan telecom company and its consortium of investors prepare a much-anticipated launch in the Horn of...
Company News

Safaricom Builds Ethiopian Data Centre Worth $100M With 2 More on the Way

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2 years after the Kenyan telecom powerhouse made its initial foray into Ethiopia's virtually untapped mobile and internet space, Safaricom is finally ready to begin commercial operations in the Horn of Africa country having set its launch date for...
People

Top 4 Most Trending Stories – Week in Review

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As this week comes to a close we take a look at the stories that resonated most with our readers. This week, load shedding in South Africa, Microsoft launches its new Surface Laptop model, Safaricom evacuates its staff as the...
East Africa

Safaricom Pulls Staff Out of Ethiopia As War Nears the Capital City

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East Africa's leading telecom company Safaricom has reportedly evacuated some of its employees from Ethiopia, fearing disruption to its operations due to the ongoing armed conflict and civil unrest in the horn of Africa country. The firm evacuated employees...
Company News

Safaricom Bosses Receive $6.4 Million in Free Shares

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Several senior executives at Safaricom, Kenya's preeminent telecom, were awarded 16.4 million shares with a current market value of Sh700-million ($6.4-million) for free in March as compensation for their past performance. According to Business Daily Kenya, the company's employees cashed...
East Africa

Orange Submits Interest for Stake in Ethio Telecom

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French telecom firm Orange has submitted an expression of interest to participate in the ongoing partial privatisation of Ethiopia's Ethio Telecom. This is according to Ethiopia's ambassador to Paris, sharing the news on Twitter. https://twitter.com/_HenokTeferra/status/1417419045977182232 Henok Teferra Shawl said in the...
East Africa

Safaricom’s Plans in Ethiopia Hit Snag Due to Possible US Payment Ban

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Safaricom's plans to expand into Ethiopia have hit a complication as a US State financier is threatening to recall its loans to a Safaricom-led consortium following an escalation of armed conflict in the horn of Africa. The US International Development...
East Africa

Ethio Telecom Partners with Ericsson to Launch 4G Network for South West Ethiopia

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Ethio Telecom is partnering with Ericsson to expand its 4G services into the South West region of Ethiopia during 2021. A decisive move that correlates with Ethiopia's plans into introducing international investors and partners into their monopoly-laden and virtually...
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Ethio Telecom & AfDB Partnership to Drive Ethiopia’s Digital Economy

In a strategic effort to support Africa's digital transformation, Ethio Telecom has partnered with the African Development Bank (AfDB)...
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