Ethiopia’s prime minister made a big bet on its telecomms market playing a key role in opening up its market but then made a $500 million stumble.⁠ ⁠ Ethiopia has Africa’s second-largest population, but tight state control over the private sector has often kept it behind its neighbours in the adoption of new communication technology. Its prime minister is hoping to change that with a big bet on mobile money.⁠ ⁠ Click the link in our bio to read the full story. Photo by Finbarr O’Reilly/The New York Times/Redux.⁠ ⁠ #mobilemoney #ethiopia #telecomms #telecommsmarket