Safaricom Ethiopia
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Safaricom Ethiopia is the first private telecom operator licensed in Ethiopia, launched in 2021 by a consortium led by Kenya's Safaricom. It provides mobile voice, data and the M-PESA money service from Addis Ababa. The company is building a national network in a market long held by a state monopoly.
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Safaricom Ethiopia passes 15m active subscribers - Developing Telecoms
Safaricom Ethiopia has surpassed 15 million 90-day active subscribers, less than four years after launching commercial services in the country.
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Safaricom Ethiopia surpasses 15 mln subscribers on fifth licence anniversary
Safaricom Ethiopia says it has exceeded 15 million 90-day active subscribers, five years after receiving its Unified Telecommunications Service Licence on 09 July 2021 and less than four years after launching commercial operations in October 2022.Direct i
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Safaricom Ethiopia surpasses 15 million subscribers as it marks five years
The Ethiopian unit has expanded its network to more than 3,500 sites since October 2022
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Safaricom Ethiopia appoints new member to advisory board
Berhane Demissie, co-founder and managing partner of Cepheus Growth Capital Partners, has joined the Safaricom Ethiopia advisory board. She becomes the second Ethiopian to serve on the board, joining Ermias Eshetu. Her appointment was approved on 26 Augus
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Safaricom Ethiopia set to surpass Kenyan operations
Safaricom Ethiopia is on track to surpass its Kenyan lead office in the next few years, in what could soon shift the focus of East Africa's most profitable firm from Nairobi.
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Technologies
Tech DNA
Python
Azure
Security
Python
ISO 27001
SOC 2
GDPR
Other
Azure
Stack modernity
64/100
How modern this stack is, based on technology relevance, AI adoption and the share of legacy tools.
In-demand technologies
ISO 27001
3 jobs
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Azure
2 jobs
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SOC 2
2 jobs
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GDPR
2 jobs
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Python
1 job
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Salary medians are calculated from this company's open jobs and compared with the market.
Industry adoption
Python
12%
Azure
6%
ISO 27001
3%
GDPR
3%
SOC 2
2%
Share of companies in the same industry that use each technology.
Stack changes
Python
Sep 2026
GDPR
Sep 2026
SOC 2
Sep 2026
ISO 27001
Sep 2026
Azure
Sep 2026
Technologies recently added to or removed from this company's stack - a signal of tech migrations and new initiatives.
Okta
Teads
Nabla
Conga
ZainTECH
GE Vernova
Growth
Hiring Momentum
63/100
Growing
Open positions
7
7 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~3 hours
09/06/2026
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Security
57% ▲
Sales
29% ▲
Finance
14% ▲
Actively hiring for Security (+4 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+7 jobs in a week
Sep 2026
Added Python to stack
Sep 2026
Added GDPR to stack
Sep 2026
Added SOC 2 to stack
Sep 2026
Added ISO 27001 to stack
Sep 2026
Added Azure to stack
Sep 2026
Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
1
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
HQ
5 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 80% engineering 500-1000 est. staff
hires for Security, Finance
Jobs
In office • 5+ years exp • Addis Ababa
GDPR
ISO 27001
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In office • 3+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Addis Ababa
Azure
Cybersecurity
GDPR
ISO 27001
SOC 2
Apply
In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree • Addis Ababa
Azure
Cybersecurity
ISO 27001
SOC 2
Apply
In office • Bachelor's Degree • Addis Ababa
Apply
In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree
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In office • 5+ years exp • Bachelor's Degree
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Digital & Financial Services Audit Manager – (Internal/External)
Verified live · 1 day ago 5 days agoIn office • 6+ years exp • Addis Ababa
Python
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