ADDIS ABABA, Feb 20 (Reuters) - Ethiopia is proposing a $150 million license fee for mobile operators including Safaricom's SCOM.NR M-Pesa who want to invest in mobile money services in the country, ...

Safaricom launched M-Pesa in Kenya in 2007 - Copyright AFP WIKUS DE WET Safaricom launched M-Pesa in Kenya in 2007 - Copyright AFP WIKUS DE WET Ethiopia’s central ...

Safaricom is set to launch M-Pesa in Ethiopia following an announcement on Thursday evening that the Ethiopian government will grant the telco a mobile money licence. The news came hours after ...

Ethiopia has pledged to allow prospective owners of new telecom licenses to offer mobile-banking services at some point after entering the market, according to people familiar with the matter. The ...

Kenya's President William Ruto together with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed in Addis Ababa for the formal launch of Safaricom Ethiopia. [Twitter: @StateHouseKenya] President William Ruto was in ...

ADDIS ABABA (Reuters) - Safaricom's M-Pesa mobile money service went live in Ethiopia on Wednesday, in a boost to the Kenyan telecoms operator as it seeks to kickstart growth in one of Africa's ...

ADDIS ABABA, June 8 (Reuters) - Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Tuesday urged Ethiopia to open up its telecoms sector to private mobile money business investors, a move that would complement a ...

Ethiopia's state-run telecommunications agency Ethio Telecom will launch a mobile money service next week, the company said in a statement released late on Thursday. May 7 (Reuters) - Ethiopia's state ...

ADDIS ABABA — Long lines at gas stations aren't rare in the capital of Ethiopia; there are often shortages of fuel. But the lines two weeks ago weren’t fuel-related; they were cash-related. A new ...