Safaricom to launch M-Pesa in Ethiopia by September

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A Safaricom's M-Pesa app user. FILE PHOTO | DIANA NGILA | NMG

Safaricom will launch its M-Pesa mobile money service in Ethiopia before close of this quarter ending September, just months after authorities in the populous country granted an operating licence to the telco.

The plan, disclosed by Safaricom’s parent firm Vodacom Group Limited in a trading update, is set to help grow its Ethiopian operations revenue and aid in its quest for a profit by 2027.

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