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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>Airtel Africa<\/a> and the International Finance Corporation<\/a> ('IFC') have signed a new $194 million facility with a sister organisation of the World Bank and a member of the World Bank Group<\/a>.

The new financing facility is in line with
Airtel<\/a>'s Africa strategy to increase debt within its operating companies, the telco said Tuesday.

IFC's loan is supported by co-financing from institutional investors through IFC's Managed Co-Lending Portfolio Program (MCPP). IFC's loan in Zambia is supported by the Local Currency Facility of the International Development Association's (IDA) Private Sector Window.

The facility has a tenor of eight years and will be used to support Airtel Africa's operations and investments across Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Niger, Republic of Congo and Zambia, providing a more diversified access to local funding.

As part of IFC's loan facility, Airtel Africa has committed to comply with the applicable requirements of IFC Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability and has put in place a dedicated Environmental and Social Action plan.

\"Airtel,<\/a><\/figure>

Airtel, Facebook parent Meta to jointly work on OpenRAN, CPaaS<\/a><\/h2>

Airtel and Meta said the companies will jointly work to increase the operational efficiency of OpenRAN and facilitate energy management as well as automation in the radio network using advanced analytics and AI\/ML models.<\/p><\/div>

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<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>Airtel Africa<\/a> and the International Finance Corporation<\/a> ('IFC') have signed a new $194 million facility with a sister organisation of the World Bank and a member of the World Bank Group<\/a>.

The new financing facility is in line with
Airtel<\/a>'s Africa strategy to increase debt within its operating companies, the telco said Tuesday.

IFC's loan is supported by co-financing from institutional investors through IFC's Managed Co-Lending Portfolio Program (MCPP). IFC's loan in Zambia is supported by the Local Currency Facility of the International Development Association's (IDA) Private Sector Window.

The facility has a tenor of eight years and will be used to support Airtel Africa's operations and investments across Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Madagascar, Niger, Republic of Congo and Zambia, providing a more diversified access to local funding.

As part of IFC's loan facility, Airtel Africa has committed to comply with the applicable requirements of IFC Performance Standards on Social and Environmental Sustainability and has put in place a dedicated Environmental and Social Action plan.

\"Airtel,<\/a><\/figure>

Airtel, Facebook parent Meta to jointly work on OpenRAN, CPaaS<\/a><\/h2>

Airtel and Meta said the companies will jointly work to increase the operational efficiency of OpenRAN and facilitate energy management as well as automation in the radio network using advanced analytics and AI\/ML models.<\/p><\/div>