US firm sets sights on mineral-rich, landlocked East African nation with historic $1.4 billion electricity deal, its largest-ever investment

US firm sets sights on mineral-rich, landlocked East African nation with historic $1.4 billion electricity deal, its largest-ever investment

The United States is backing a $1.4 billion electricity partnership in Burundi, as an American company seeks to expand power access in the mineral-rich East African country and create conditions for greater investment in industry and natural resource processing.

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