Kenyan ISP Mawingu buys Tanzania-based Habari after Sh1.9bn funding

Mawingu CEO Farouk Ramji. He termed the acquisition as a step towards the firm’s larger goal of impacting a million East Africans by 2028.

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Kenya-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) Mawingu has announced the acquisition of Arusha-based counterpart Habari after it raised $15 million (Sh1.9 billion at current rates) as part of its regional expansion drive.

The new financing, a mix of debt and equity, is powered by the Africa Go Green Fund (AGG), which will provide $11 million (Sh1.4 billion) of long-term senior debt, while Infraco Africa and Dutch development fund FMO will pump in a $4 million (Sh0.5 billion) investment.

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