India, Sept. 24 -- WIOCC Group, Africa's digital infrastructure platform, has announced that the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) intends to join Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Vision International Investment Company (Vision Invest) as an investor in the company.

The investment, which remains subject to further steps before commitment and closing, including congressional notification, is expected to support WIOCC Group's long-term expansion across terrestrial and subsea fibre networks, data centre capacity and other digital infrastructure assets.

The announcement was made following a roundtable hosted by AFC on the sidelines of the Global Africa Business Initiative's Unstoppable Africa event, held ...