POWER, MONEY & THE PUBLIC RECORDResearch edition / Sep 11, 2026
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Reuters reports planned EXIM loan of nearly $100 million to Africell

Reported financing plan · not confirmed disbursement

Donald Trump

Reuters reports that EXIM plans a nearly $100 million Africell loan, citing an unnamed source and a draft release, to support alternatives to Huawei.

Response / context

Africell's CEO welcomed the planned financing in the draft. No disbursement was verified.

Dates and scope

Source publication: Sep 11, 2026 · 12:03 AM EDT

Event or conduct: 2026-09-11. Expected announcement; disbursement not confirmed.

Source review: Sep 11, 2026 · 2:42 AM EDT

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  1. Reuters: Trump administration to lend $100 million to Africell, countering Huawei in Africa ↗

    Original reporting · unnamed source and draft release

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