Tuesday, December 9, 2025
Safaricom-affiliate M-PESA Ethiopia Lodges Compliant Against Ethio Telecom

Safaricom-affiliate M-PESA Ethiopia Lodges Compliant Against Ethio Telecom

(3 Minutes Read) The app is a rival to Ethio telecom’s massive Telebirr platform, and observers say the state-owned operator is likely concerned that M-PESA...
Strike Rate of FDI in Ethiopia Less than 40%

Strike Rate of FDI in Ethiopia Less than 40%

(3 Minutes Read) The Commission’s ‘FDI Licensing and Post-investment Implementation Systems’ covers six years leading up to 2025 and was published this month despite being...
Hibret Insurance of Ethiopia Registers Record Profits

Hibret Insurance of Ethiopia Registers Record Profits

(2 Minutes Read) Hibret Insurance also reported net investment income of Birr 544 million. Insurance service revenue for the year reached Birr 765 million, a...
Somalis Demonstrate Against Trump’s Comment on Immigrants

Somalis Demonstrate Against Trump’s Comment on Immigrants

(3 Minutes Read) There are more than a quarter of a million people of Somali descent living in the US, including Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar,...
M-PESA Ethiopia has announced the launch of M-PESA LeHulum, a fully telco-agnostic mobile money platform that allows anyone in the country to access M-PESA services, no matter which mobile network operator they use. This new system—built entirely by M-PESA Ethiopia’s internal technology team—eliminates previous limitations tied to specific mobile networks and introduces true interoperability across all SIM cards in the Ethiopian market.

M-PESA Ethiopia Unveils “M-PESA LeHulum,” a Universal Mobile Money Platform Open to All Networks

(3 Minutes Read) M-PESA Ethiopia has announced the launch of M-PESA LeHulum, a fully telco-agnostic mobile money platform that allows anyone in the country to...
US and Kenya Sign Bilateral Treaty to Contain HIV/AIDS, Malaria & TB

US and Kenya Sign Bilateral Treaty to Contain HIV/AIDS, Malaria & TB

(3 Minutes Read) It will move US funding from non-governmental groups to the Kenyan government, which would gradually take responsibility for health workers initially funded...
KCB and Visa’s Tap-to-Phone Demo Signals a Quiet Shift in Kenyan Commerce

KCB and Visa’s Tap-to-Phone Demo Signals a Quiet Shift in Kenyan Commerce

(3 Minutes Read) In a country where M-Pesa has long acted as the unofficial bloodstream of everyday commerce, the collaboration between KCB Bank Kenya and...
Bolttech Makes Strategic East Africa Debut with Acquisition of Kenya’s mTek

Bolttech Makes Strategic East Africa Debut with Acquisition of Kenya’s mTek

(3 Minutes Read) Singapore-based insurtech unicorn bolttech has completed its acquisition of mTek, a prominent Kenyan digital insurance platform, marking a major expansion into the...
Uganda: 350 Kingfisher-Area Residents Gain Vocational Skills, Startup Kits to Boost Sustainable Livelihoods

Uganda: 350 Kingfisher-Area Residents Gain Vocational Skills, Startup Kits to Boost Sustainable Livelihoods

(3 Minutes Read) More than three hundred residents from Kikuube and Hoima districts, affected by activities in the Kingfisher Oil Development Area, have received vocational...
Uganda Unveils Ambitious Plan for a World-Class International Airport in Mbarara

Uganda Unveils Ambitious Plan for a World-Class International Airport in Mbarara

(3 Minutes Read) In a landmark infrastructure declaration, President Yoweri Museveni has announced that the government will construct a new international airport at Nyakisharara in...