Vodacom Group affiliate Safaricom has appointed MTN’s Wim Vanhelleputte as CEO of its Ethiopia business.
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The World Bank Group’s private investment arm and guarantee agency have pledged more support for Safaricom Ethiopia.
Vodacom Group spent a record R5.8-billion on its network in South Africa in the past six months to fight load shedding and improve its network quality and performance.
Shares of Safaricom surged more than 9% on Friday after it secured a mobile financial services licence in Ethiopia.
A Safaricom-led investor group, which includes Vodacom, has launched mobile services in Ethiopia after securing an operating licence from the government.