How Safaricom built 15 million subscribers in Ethiopia

Safaricom Ethiopia has received a full-service Unified Telecommunications Service License from the Ethiopian government, having surpassed…

Safaricom approves record dividends as Ethiopia investment begins to pay off

Safaricom shareholders have approved the company’s largest-ever dividend payout of Ksh 80.13 billion, and signalled that…

How Ethiopian subsidiary will drive Safaricom’s growth

Safaricom projects future growth in its traditional voice business to be driven by the Ethiopian subsidiary…

Regulators in Kenya endorse Safaricom stake sale to Vodacom

Regulators have welcomed the sale of 15% stake in Safaricom held by the government of Kenya,…

Safaricom profit up 52.1% after Ethiopian subsidiary narrows losses

Safaricom Ethiopia narrowed its half year losses by 20.1% to Ksh 15.5 billion, helping boost the…

Safaricom Ethiopia closes investment deal with World Bank

Safaricom Ethiopia is set to receive funds from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment…

World Bank agencies pump $1.3B in Safaricom Ethiopia

International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) — members of the World Bank…

Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia officially starts operations

Safaricom Ethiopia has officially switched on its mobile telecommunications network and services in Addis Ababa, the…