US to give $100 mil to African firm to discourage use of Huawei

The Trump administration is set to lend nearly 100 million US dollars

to Africell, Africa's only American-owned telecoms firm,as it seeks to counter the expansion of China's Huawei in Africa.

This, according to a person familiar with the matter and a draft press

release reviewed by Reuters.

The loan is aimed at enabling Africell to invest in the latest

mobile network technology from American and allied suppliers,

and is part of Washington's campaign to bolster the

use of non-Huawei telecoms equipment overseas.

according to said source.

Huawei and the Chinese embassy did not immediately respond

to requests for comment.