Safaricom on Wednesday February 15, 2023, held its inaugural investors day to update stakeholders on its journey to become a purpose-led technology company by 2025. The hybrid investor day themed “Driving Purpose-Led Growth“, brought together [c]
Hibret Bank has launched Hibir e-commerce, a digital payments platform that allows Ethiopian businesses and retailers to accept international card payments for online purchases. Hibir e-commerce is first-of- its kind in the Ethiopian banking industry. [c]
Safaricom has embarked on a large scale customer pilot of its network in Dire Dawa City, Ethiopia. The operation is part of the telco’s phased city-by-city regional network roll-out and rigorous service tests which will [c]
Safaricom is set to launch commercial operations in Ethiopia within the year as part of the company’s regional expansion efforts to provide modern telecommunications services to over 112 million Ethiopians. In readiness for the commercial [c]
Bemnet Yemesgen, part of the Ethiopian diaspora in the US, has joined Twitter to take over the newly created position of Global Head of Creative Strategy and Brand Identity. Yemesgen moves to Twitter from Discord, [c]
Kaspersky research highlights that malware is rife across Africa with various countries exhibiting strong growth in all malware types in the first half of 2021, when compared to the same period last year. This is a [c]
Safaricom shareholders have given their nod for the setting up and incorporation of the Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia, the company that will begin operation in Ethiopia by next year. Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia was set up early [c]
The Ethiopian government, through the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), has formally kicked off the process of implementing the Hone of Africa country’s national digital payment strategy. According to media reports, the strategy has been [c]
Ethiopia’s smartphone shipments increased by 9.8% in the first quarter of 2021, according to the latest Market Monitor report from Counterpoint Research. The growth was driven by an increase in the mobile phone network penetration [c]
The Global Partnership for Ethiopia (GPE) has appointed Anwar Soussa as the MD of the Operating Company in Ethiopia, effective July 1, 2021. He will report to the Board of the Ethiopia entity and Safaricom [c]
Gebeya, the pan-African source for freelance professional talent, has announced the launch of its revamped marketplace, the first of its kind in terms of reach in Africa. Prior to investment, Gebeya operated mostly a manual [c]
The Ministry of Innovation and Technology (MINT) of Ethiopia and the Internet Society announced a new collaboration agreement that will help advance the digital economy and drive economic transformation. Last year, the government of Ethiopia [c]
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