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Safaricom gets nod to launch M-Pesa in Ethiopia

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Ethiopia amends its laws to allow foreign investments in mobile money services giving Safaricom nod to launch M-Pesa. PHOTO | FILE

By  Tesfa-Alem Tekle

Correspondent in Addis Abba, Ethiopia

Nation Media Group

Ethiopia has said it will grant Safaricom a licence to launch the M-Pesa mobile money services in the country.

This will make Safaricom the first foreign company to launch mobile money services in the Horn of Africa nation.

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