New Bill Seeks to Finance Cybersecurity Through Mandatory Contributions
Federal and regional governments turn to mandatory fees as state expenditures mount A new bill before federal lawmakers defines critical infrastructure as any asset...
Ethiopia’s National Cloud Set to Launch Within Two Years
Ethiopia’s long-awaited national database, designed to centralize fragmented data management systems across key sectors, is expected to become operational within the...
Safaricom Ethiopia Revenues Surge 131% as M-PESA and Data Demand Explode.
Safaricom Ethiopia has reported a massive 130.9% year-on-year surge in service revenue, hitting ETB 15.9 billion for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. The stellar...
Ethio telecom in Talks with UK Development Finance Institution
Ethio telecom announced the “successful conclusion” of talks with British International Investment (BII), the UK government’s development finance institution handling a...
Draft proposes third-party cyber security service providers, under review in Parliament
Experts at the Information Network Security Administration (INSA) have tabled a draft proclamation as a framework to guide efforts to curb increasingly frequent cyber...
Visa, Bank of Abyssinia Sign Five-Year Deal to Expand Card Issuance and Cross-Border Digital Payments
NBE has removed minimum foreign currency requirements for opening FX accounts and scrapped travel document requirements, such as visas or airline tickets, for obtaining...
Wingu Africa becomes first Tier III certified Data Center in Ethiopia
Wingu Africa Group Limited said it has fulfilled all eligibility criteria required for the Tier III certification of its constructed facility, located inside the ICT...
Ethio Telecom Benefits 3.6 Million People Through Credit Services
Ethio Telecom discloses that 3.6 million people have received loans through its digital financial services. The telecommunications firm announced that it has provided...
Safaricom’s Ethiopia struggle deters potential telecoms investors
Summary Telecoms sector once seen as key prize in liberalisation drive Regulatory environment and competition seen as concerns Ethiopia suspended process for third...
Ethiopia Prepares First Personal Data Protection Law
Ethiopia’s first personal data protection bill has received the Council of Ministers’ approval for parliamentary ratification. The bill was among the three draft...
