Safaricom's entry into Ethiopia will shake up mobile money — Quartz Africa

Safaricom will have to contend with one competitor—government-owned Ethio Telecom with over 56.2 million subscribers and its mobile money service provider, Telebirr, with over 13 million subscribers.

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