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<div><p>DFC is committed to supporting investments that address critical development challenges throughout Sub-Saharan&nbsp;Africa.</p><p>The agency has invested more than $13 billion across Sub-Saharan&nbsp;Africa in key sectors. These investments support U.S. development and foreign policy goals by serving as a stabilizing force across the continent.</p></div>
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<div class="investment__story__title">Strengthening critical mineral supply chains by countering Chinas dominance</div>
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<div class="investment__story__title">Helping an American IT business expand into Sub-Saharan Africa</div>
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<div class="investment__story__title">Helping Gabon grow exports and diversify its economy</div>
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<div class="investment__story__title">Strengthening strategic competition through investments in Africas digital economy </div>
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<div class="investment__story__title">Financing Sierra Leones first major utility-scale power plant</div>
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<div class="investment__story__caption">A DFC loan is facilitating the upgrade and repair of a railway in Angola, enhancing the efficiency and reliability of transporting critical minerals from mines in the DRC.</div>
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<div class="investment__story__caption">A $5 million DFC loan is helping QuantumID Technologies of Cambridge, Mass., expand its SmartKargo e-commerce and logistics platform in Senegal.</div>
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<div class="investment__story__caption">Backed by DFC&#039;s political risk insurance, the GSEZ Mineral Port is diversifying its export portfolio and bolstering economic growth in Gabon. </div>
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<div class="investment__story__caption">DFC has invested $50 million in Cassava Technologies to bolster secure digital infrastructure, countering risks associated with technology ecosystems that could be influenced by strategic competitors.</div>
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<div class="investment__story__caption">DFC has committed to support the development of an 83.5 MW combined cycle thermal power plant, Sierra Leones first major utility-scale power project. </div>
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