How long does it take for the money to reach to the beneficiary?
Short answer from 10 minutes up to 3 days. Factors which determines the time to reach the beneficiary is location, time during the day the money transfer order is placed and payment method the sender is using.

To big cities in Ethiopia the money could be picked up in the shortest time possible. Money transfer order received on weekends may take time until the following Monday.

If you use bank wire transfer to make payments it may take in some cases 2-3 days more time than credit card payments.