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Kenya
World Bank rubber stamps $390m loan for optic fibre

The World Bank has approved the release of a $390m line of credit to finance upgrades to Kenya's digital infrastructure. [...]

Published on 06/04/2023 at 05:40 GMT

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Ivory Coast
French investigation sends tremors through Abidjan's political class

Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Kenya
World Bank rubber stamps $390m loan for optic fibre

East Africa
World Bank's plan to boost connectivity in the Horn

Spotlight | Kenya
Scorned by Ruto, major media houses brace for a grim 2023

Spotlight | Kenya
Under pressure from Beijing, Ruto reveals little about mammoth rail contract

Spotlight | Kenya
Kenyatta's successor inherits explosive public debt headache

Ethiopia
Vodafone warms up for mobile licence war