SAFARICOM PLC
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This company is tracked across risk categories, including those related to its sector (e.g., Telephone Communications, Except Radiotelephone, Communications Services, Not Elsewhere Classified, Miscellaneous Retail Stores, Not Elsewhere Classified, Business Consulting Services, Not Elsewhere Classified), including supply chain integrity, ESG practices, labor disputes, and regulatory compliance.
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2025-05-19 (addisinsight.net)
M-Pesa Lite Officially Launches in Ethiopia, Expanding Cross-Network Mobile Money Access -
Addis Ababa – May 19, 2025 — Ethiopia has reached a major milestone in digital finance with the official launch of M-Pesa Lite, a streamlined version of the popular mobile money platform designed to enhance accessibility and financial inclusion across the country.
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2025-05-19 (standardmedia.co.ke)
Data tops Safaricom Ethiopia earnings as unit eyes profit -
Its mobile money platform M-Pesa earned the company Sh12.5 million, with Safaricom now planning to launch Fuliza in Ethiopia in a move that could increase earnings for the company.
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2025-05-12 (empowerafrica.com)
Eastcastle, a telecom infrastructure provider, gets $60 million investment from IFC to accelerate digital connectivity in DRC
Safaricom PLC has reached a major milestone, making history as the first East African business to earn over $3 billion (KES 388.7 billion) in annual revenue.
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2025-05-09 (itweb.africa)
Safaricom device financing scheme hits new milestone
The telco says the initiative has reached a new heights by selling over 2 million 4G smartphones since its debut.
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2024-05-15 (ijglobal.com)
IFC to support STEP's Ethiopian telecoms roll-out | News |
The International Finance Corporation is mulling a $350 million loan to support Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia plc in expanding its telecommunications network through the east African country
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2023-07-12 (rcrwireless.com)
Airtel launches 5G services in Kenya
Airtel said its 5G network will be concentrated in specific zones, including highly populated residential areas, malls and hospitals
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2023-02-23 (businessdailyafrica.com)
Airtel follows Jamii, Safaricom in e-SIM roll out
Airtel is promising “endless possibilities” with the technology that allows as many as five virtual SIM cards to be stored on one e-SIM at a time.,
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2022-03-07 (capacitymedia.com)
Exclusive: Safaricom picks Huawei and Nokia for Ethiopia network |
Safaricom, the new operator in Ethiopia in which the UK government has a 10% stake, has chosen Huawei and Nokia kit for its mobile network, which it will launch in April
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