Safaricom Ethiopia CEO: ‘Digital is crucial to country’s prosperity’

These observations were shared by African leaders, delegates, and experts during the beginning of a two-day science, tech, and Innovation forum.

The destruction of technology systems caused major interruptions in the healthcare, preventing the timely reporting of crucial data.

The company said this will deliver a modern digital experience for conventional and Islamic banking with improved personalisation for more than 12 million customers.

The telco says it is focusing on scaling operations for the country.

WHO is one of the worldwide organisations moving away from the inconvenient and risky habit of paying wages in cash.

Is Ethiopia the next great tech investment destination? Yohannes Tsehai, country manager at Onafriq Ethiopia, says yes.

Through the agreement announced yesterday, merchants using Chapa’s payment gateway system can receive payments from Safaricom M-Pesa customers.

This new collaboration with Ezra illustrates both firms' shared commitment to offering inclusive services that benefit financially underserved areas, says the companies.

The Prime Minister's Office's National Identification Programme will produce these IDs within three years, including for migrant returnees, internally displaced people, and other vulnerable groups.

The company says this development will allow for increased efficiency and stable regional connectivity.

The campaign will enable Opera users to access up to 50 MB of free browsing every day when using Opera Mini or Opera for Android on the Safaricom network.

M-Pesa, one of Africa's largest financial platforms, launched in Ethiopia on Wednesday, after a three-month pilot phase.