Economic headwinds facing Safaricom’s Ethiopia venture

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A Pedestrian walking past Safaricom Shop along Kenyatta Avenue in Nairobi on May 7, 2023. PHOTO | EVANS HABIL | NMG

Safaricom’s new venture in Ethiopia is facing several headwinds which, if they persist, will hurt the returns from the capital-intensive expansion.

The company’s subsidiary in that market –funded under a joint venture with other partners including Vodacom Group Limited and Sumitomo Corporation— launched operations in October last year.

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