Death Toll From Ethiopia Landslide Climbs to 229

A days-long, round-the-clock search for victims of a landslide that may have buried hundreds of people in Ethiopia is still underway, a government...

JUSTUS KIPRONO

Peter Ndegwa, Chief Executive Officer, Safaricom PLC makes his remarks at Michael Joseph Centre, Safaricom House, during the 2022/2023 Full Year Results announcement.

MARKETS

Safaricom Granted License To Operate M-Pesa In Ethiopia

Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia has officially been granted the license to operate mobile money services in Ethiopia. The licence comes seven months after the...

BT Reporter

KenGen Team posing on a drilling rig at the Aluto Langano Geothermal field in Ethiopia

FEATURED STORY

KenGen Cements African Footprint With Seventh Geothermal Well In Ethiopia

Kenya Electricity Generating Company PLC (KenGen) has completed drilling of the seventh geothermal well in Ethiopia further bolstering the company’s renewable energy footprint...

BT Reporter

FEATURED STORY

16 Million In Kenya, Somalia And Ethiopia Facing Acute Food Shortage

A poor start to the rainy season in the Horn of Africa has added to fears that the worst drought in decades could...

BT Reporter

President Uhuru Kenyatta with Ethiopia Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed when he witnessed the issuance of a telco-operating license to a Safaricom-led consortium. [Photo/ Borkena]

BUSINESS

Safaricom Ethiopia Staff Moved Out as Conflict Heightens

“It, therefore, concerns me deeply that after one year, the crisis has not abated but has in fact deteriorated. The fighting has continued,...

MARTIN SIELE

ECONOMY

Hope For Kenya-Ethiopia Trade Ties As Moyale One-stop Border Post Is Operationalised

The Kenyan delegation has expressed confidence on stronger trade ties with Ethiopia as procedure manual to guide the two nations in the implementation of the Moyale One-Stop Border Post...

FRANCIS MUTINDA

SMART BUSINESS

Dizzy Maths: Inside The Safaricom Ethiopia Mobile License Deal

According to a document released on 25th May 2021, Safaricom, Kenya’s leading mobile operator, will own majority (55.7%) shares in the arrangement ahead of...