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Sep 18, 2026
Eric OlanderHOST
That is already there on the east coast of Africa.
Eric OlanderHOST
So cables are another vector of this.
Eric OlanderHOST
Giro, so what are we to make of Africelle? Is this just more American posturing or is there something substantive here that the U.S.
Eric OlanderHOST
really is starting to make some inroads and committing money to Africa to compete with the Chinese?
Géraud NeemaPANELIST
I'm going to add another data point about Huawei because I don't think there's really much competition here.
Ryland BartonHOST
This is NPR News.
Ryland BartonHOST
The Trump administration has provided a nearly $100 million loan to a US-owned cell network in Africa, Africell, to expand American tech presence on the continent.
Ryland BartonHOST
China's Huawei is a leading player in telecommunications infrastructure in Africa.
Ryland BartonHOST
The Trump administration raised national security concerns about Huawei.
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The United States is preparing to lend almost $100 million to AfriCell, Africa's only American-owned telecommunications company.
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The loan from the U.S. Export-Import Bank will help AfriCell invest in mobile network technology from American and allied suppliers.
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The move is part of Washington's wider effort to to reduce reliance on Chinese communications equipment, particularly technology supplied by Huawei.
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AfriCell operates in Angola, The Gambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Sierra Leone.
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According to research group CounterPoint, Huawei accounts for about 52% of Africa's 5G infrastructure.
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South Africa is extraditing six Nigerian nationals to the United States over alleged involvement in an organized criminal network linked to online romance scams.
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critical.
Tonata KadhilaHOST
Then the Trump administration has lent nearly $100 million to AfriCell, Africa's only American-owned telecoms company, as it seeks to counter the expansion of China's Huawei in Africa.
Tonata KadhilaHOST
Reuters reports that the loan from the Export-Import Bank to AfriCell will enable the company to invest in the latest mobile network technology from American and allied suppliers.
Tonata KadhilaHOST
And staying with the Trump administration, U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance has urged Americans to mobilize for Republicans in November's midterm elections, saying Democrats are markedly worse.
Tonata KadhilaHOST
Vance, speaking at the party's midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, delivered searing criticism of the so-called party of hatred.