Africell secures $99.6 million US EXIM loan to counter Huawei and expand secure telecoms in Angola

Africell , the only United States-owned mobile network operator in Africa, has secured a $99.6 million direct loan from the US Export-Import Bank (EXIM). The financing is a strategic move by the Trump administration aimed at curbing the expansion of China’s Huawei in the African telecommunications market by promoting secure, American-backed infrastructure. Strategic Geopolitics and the Lobito Corridor The loan aligns with a broader US commercial initiative to expand critical infrastructure, such