Author: Korir Issa

IK, a Masinde Muliro University grad, tackles social justice through journalism. He analyses news and writes on women's rights, politics, technology, law, and global affairs.

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) plans to inject up to $ 160 million in equity into telecoms firm Safaricom Ethiopia. The World Bank’s private sector lending said in a disclosure that the funds will support Safaricom Telecommunications Ethiopia private limited company (STE) which targets to build, own and operate a nationwide public telecommunication network in the country. “IFC intends to provide a loan of up to USD 100 million to fund the operating company’s investment programme,” IFC said. “The project aims to support the transformation of a series of SDG verticals via the provision of advanced telecom services dedicated to…

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