Ethiopia Amends Payment System Law to Allow in Foreign Operators
ADDIS ABABA – Ethiopia has amended its National Payment System Proclamation, allowing foreign operators to engage in payment system business in the country.
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Govt to Grant Safaricom Licence to Launch M-Pesa in Ethiopia
The government agree to grant Safaricom a license to launch the M-Pesa mobile money services in Ethiopia
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Safaricom Marks 15-year Anniversary of its M-Pesa Service
ADDIS ABABA – SAfaricom has celebrated the 15-year anniversary of the launch of M-Pesa, a mobile phone-based money transfer service that the Kenyan telecom firm started together with Vodafone in March 2007.
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Official: Ethiopia Signs Telecom Licensing Deal with Safaricom-led Consortium
ADDIS ABABA – The Government of Ethiopia has formally signed an operating licensing agreement with a consortium of private companies, making good on its promise to end a decades-long monopoly in the country.
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Consortium Officials Speak after Winning Ethiopia’s Telecom License Bid
ADDIS ABABA – Officials of firms that constituted Global Partnership for Ethiopia (GPE) vow to play a significant role in the development of the East African Nation after securing operating license on Saturday. The winning
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Safaricom-led Consortium wins Ethiopian Operating License
ADDIS ABABA – The Council of Ministers unanimously vote to allow Ethiopian Communications Authority to grant a new nationwide telecom license to the Global Partnership for Ethiopia.
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Authority Denies Shortlisting Firms in Telecom Licenses Bid
ADDIS ABEBA – Ethiopian Telecommunication Authority (ECA) has rejected reports of shortlisting six telecom companies in its bid to issue two new licenses for international firms to operate in Ethiopia.
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Safaricom shortlisted for Ethiopia Telecom License Bid: Report
ADDIS ABABA – Safaricom said on Wednesday the telecom firm has made it to the shortlist of six firms that have been cleared to bid for one of two Ethiopian telecoms licenses scheduled to be
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Safaricom Submits Expression of Interest in Ethiopia licence, it’s CEO says
ADDIS ABABA – Kenyan operator Safaricom has bid for one of the two telecommunications licences available in Ethiopia, The Standard reported.
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Kenya’s Safaricom Determined to Enter Ethiopian Market
ADDIS ABABA – Kenya’s largest mobile phone operator Safaricom is pinning its pan-African expansion plans on the Ethiopian market, says its top official.
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