The UK development financier BritishIntInv is funding telecoms in Ethiopia and partnering with DP_World in Senegal. Can it help bring Africa the patient capital it needs? By NickNorbrook.
The UK development financier BII is funding telecoms in Ethiopia and partnering with DP World in Senegal. Can it help bring Africa the patient capital it needs?
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