{"id":55971,"date":"2025-10-01T23:11:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T23:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/55971\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T23:11:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T23:11:07","slug":"internet-service-provider-mawingu-secures-20m-to-expand-rural-internet-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/55971\/","title":{"rendered":"Internet Service Provider Mawingu secures $20M to Expand Rural Internet in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>East Africa\u2019s largest rural-focused internet service provider, <a href=\"https:\/\/mawingu.co\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mawingu<\/a>, has raised $20 million from the Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund II (PRIF II) to scale internet access across underserved communities.<\/p>\n<p>Why it matters<\/p>\n<p>Fixed broadband adoption remains low in Sub-Saharan Africa, reaching only about 12% of households. Expanding affordable connectivity could fuel economic growth \u2014 with the World Bank estimating a 1.38% GDP boost for every 10% increase in broadband penetration.<\/p>\n<p>The big picture<\/p>\n<p>Mawingu plans to impact 1 million people by 2028, using a \u201cbuy-and-build\u201d strategy that combines acquisitions of local ISPs with new digital infrastructure in rural and peri-urban markets.<\/p>\n<p>The company has already expanded into Tanzania through its 2024 acquisition of Habari, securing a national license and adding more than 3,000 users across 9 regions.<\/p>\n<p>What they\u2019re saying:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis latest funding marks a significant milestone for Mawingu, moving closer to our goal of positively impacting 1 million people in Africa by 2028,\u201d said Farouk Ramji, CEO of Mawingu.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMawingu\u2019s disciplined growth in underserved markets makes them an ideal partner. We\u2019re excited to support their mission of expanding meaningful connectivity where it\u2019s needed most,\u201d said Ridwaan Tayob of PRIF II.<\/p>\n<p>Zoom out<\/p>\n<p>Mawingu\u2019s expansion comes as demand for affordable household internet surges across Africa, where mobile internet dominates but fixed broadband lags due to high capital costs and geographic barriers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"East Africa\u2019s largest rural-focused internet service provider, Mawingu, has raised $20 million from the Pembani Remgro Infrastructure Fund&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":55972,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[61,206,60,39148,2142,38897,80],"class_list":{"0":"post-55971","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-internet","8":"tag-ie","9":"tag-internet","10":"tag-ireland","11":"tag-isp","12":"tag-kenya","13":"tag-mawingu","14":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55971"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55971\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55972"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55971"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}