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Could M-Pesa liberalise the economy in Ethiopia?

The government shuts down telcom services to stifle political dissent

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by Seth Onyango for bird story agency

Health18 June 2022 - 10:40
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A Malaba resident walks past an M-Pesa shop

Ethiopia has changed its national payments law to liberalise the telecommunications sector, paving the way for Safaricom's M-Pesa to access the country's 110 million-strong market. Could this signal Ethiopia's biggest pivot towards a liberal political economy?

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