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Trump administration lends $100M to US-owned cell phone network in Africa to expand American tech
The Export-Import Bank loan would help Africell buy mobile network gear from U.S. and allied suppliers as Washington seeks to curb Huawei's reach.
- On Friday, the Trump administration planned a nearly $100 million loan to Africell Holding Limited, Africa's only American-owned telecoms firm, to counter Huawei's infrastructure expansion across the continent.
- This proposal advances President Donald Trump's "clean network" initiative to purge Chinese telecoms technology from allied infrastructure, aligning with a 2025 executive order mandating agencies support American technology exports.
- Huawei currently holds about a 52% market share for 5G infrastructure in Africa, while Africell serves 15 million subscribers across four operating markets: Angola, Sierra Leone, Congo, and The Gambia.
- Financing from the Export-Import Bank would "enable Africell to invest in the latest mobile network technology from American and allied suppliers," bringing total U.S.-backed support to nearly $200 million.
- CEO Ziad Dalloul expressed eagerness to work with EXIM to introduce secure infrastructure, noting the loan provides Washington a direct route into strategically important African consumer markets.
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Trump administration lends $100M to U.S.-owned cellphone network in Africa to expand American tech
The Trump administration has provided a $99.6 million loan to a U.S.-owned cellphone network operator in Africa to expand American tech presence on a continent where China's Huawei is a leading player.
·Washington, United States
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Trump administration lends $100M to US-owned cell phone network in Africa to expand American tech
The Trump administration has provided a $99.6 million loan to a U.S.-owned cell phone network operator in Africa to expand American tech presence on the continent.
·New York, United States
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Trump administration to lend $100 million to Africell, countering Huawei in Africa
The United States will lend nearly one hundred million dollars to Africell. This loan aims to counter China's Huawei expansion in Africa. Africell will invest in new mobile network technology from American suppliers. This initiative supports Washington's campaign for trusted communications infrastructure.
·Mumbai, India
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