Bamboo Capital Partners today announces that the Governments of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tunisia have announced their agreement to invest in BLOC Smart Africa, the blended finance technology impact fund. At the Afric’Up Summit in Tunis, Mr. Augustin Kibassa Maliba, Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, New Information and Communication Technologies for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Mr. Anouar Maarouf, Minister of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy for Tunisia signed a declaration of intention with Bamboo and Smart Africa.

Mr. Venegda Bienvenue Kassoum, Special Advisor for the Republic of Burkina Faso, has signed a declaration announcing the establishment of an ad hoc commission which will study the possibility for Burkina Faso to become a founding member of the BLOC Smart Africa fund. The Republic of Djibouti and the Republic of Chad also approve this initiative and wholeheartedly support the Smart Africa project, for which they intend to formalise their commitment within the framework of the initial investment in the BLOC Smart Africa fund.