Safaricom has appointed Sylvia Anampiu as director of fixed business as Kenya’s biggest telco moves closer to rolling out pay-as-you-go fiber broadband for Kenyan homes and offices. The appointment comes as Safaricom prepares to upend how fixed internet is sold,…
Ethiopia and Kenya have agreed to support joint investment and partnership initiatives between Ethio Telecom and Safaricom, signaling growing policy alignment around regional digital infrastructure and cross-border connectivity in the Horn of Africa. The commitment was affirmed during a one-day…
Vodacom Group announced a transaction that would significantly increase its ownership in Safaricom, reinforcing its commitment to the East African markets of Kenya and Ethiopia. Under the terms of this transaction, Vodacom has entered into an agreement with the Government…
Safaricom, through the M-PESA Foundation, has launched an education initiative to improve education and training outcomes over the next 5 years. Dubbed Citizens of the Future, the program seeks to upgrade infrastructure, enhance teacher skilling in ICT across over 600…
Through its subsidiary, Edge Network Services Limited, Meta has signed up Safaricom as a landing partner to a new high-capacity submarine cable connecting Oman and Kenya. “This deal is a significant strategic milestone for us at Safaricom as we mark…
Safaricom has been honored with three prestigious awards across gender inclusion, financial innovation, and e-commerce, reaffirming its leadership in driving meaningful change for customers and communities. At the USAWA Awards hosted by the National Gender and Equality Commission (NGEC), Safaricom’s Board…
Power Learn Project Africa (PLP), in partnership with Safaricom’s youth platform Safaricom Hook, graduated 300 youth from a software development program. The PLP x Safaricom Hook Tech Cohort, launched in October 2024, is a 16-week digital training initiative that recruits…
Safaricom has partnered with Quickmart to offer its 4G and 5G for Home internet solutions, enhancing accessibility and convenience for households seeking fast, reliable connectivity. Customers can now conveniently purchase 4G or 5G routers in locations near them, allowing them…
Safaricom has partnered with iXAfrica Data Centre, Kenya’s hyperscale-ready data center operator, to provide enterprise and cloud solutions clients with East Africa’s first AI-ready data center services. The collaboration will provide end users, such as corporations and governments, with scalable,…
Today marks the 18th anniversary of Safaricom’s mobile financial service, M-PESA, which debuted in March 2007. Currently, M-PESA serves more than 70 million clients in more than 170 countries worldwide. More than a million companies and agents already use the…