European Investment Bank to invest $10 million in east Congo telecoms

DAKAR (Reuters) – The European Investment Bank will invest $10 million in a fibre-optic network in remote regions of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, it said in a statement on Thursday.

The project will be rolled out by pan-African provider Bandwidth and Cloud Services (BCS Group) and will provide connectivity to more than 2.5 million people, the statement said.

(Reporting by Bate Felix; Writing by Nellie Peyton; Editing by Alexander Winning)

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