- The U.S. Export-Import Bank will lend nearly $100 million to Africell so it can buy telecom gear from American and allied suppliers—part of a push to limit Huawei's footprint in Africa.
- Africell is the only American‑owned telecom in Africa, serving about 15 million customers across Angola, Gambia, DR Congo and Sierra Leone.
- The loan ties into the U.S. "clean network" effort and security concerns over Huawei, which currently holds roughly 52% of Africa’s 5G infrastructure.
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