 "Bharti Airtel to invest $125 mn in Gabon")
"We are in Gabon for the long haul and will support both Commercial and Social programmes. These include the deployment of 3G and 4G network, when made available, to help businesses and the youth access world class data services," Airtel's Managing Director and CEO International, Manoj Kohli said in a statement.
The investment of $125 million was announced by company on the sidelines of 'The New York Forum Africa', held in Libreville, Gabon, the statement added.
"In addition, continued support in youth driven activity like soccer and the support of a young Gabonese ICT entrepreneurship programme to provide ICT training to 10,000 youth over the next 3 years. We plan to develop training programs on ICT business in collaboration with local training schools," Kohli said.
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