Munir Shemsu

Affordability is Biggest Barrier to Mobile Internet Adoption in Ethiopia: Report

Ethiopia’s duopolistic telecom market could soon welcome a third operator.

Safaricom Ethiopia to Launch Device Financing Service

Safaricom is also exploring a project called 'Wealth,' which aims to periodically collect savings linked to an interest-bearing financial product.

Hunting the Hamster: Ethiopia's Youth Tap Out on Crypto

Exploration of the Hamster Kombat craze that swept through Ethiopia, only to culminate in disappointment.

SantimPay Launches Fundraising platform

The company currently handles around half a million transactions daily, amounting to 110 million birr.

Ethiopia’s Central Bank Pulls Back Fees From FX Spreads Sparking Industry Wide Trims on ‘Posted’ Rates

Following the transition towards a market-based foreign exchange regime in the final days of July, the ballooning spread at most banks had become a source of concern for many industry onlookers.

Proposal to Push EU’s Deforestation Law Brews Good News for Ethiopia’s Coffee

The EU accounted for 34.5% of all merchandise exports from Ethiopia in the second quarter of 2023/2024, with coffee contributing nearly a third of the total outflow.