Donors announce $2b in new funding for regional infrastructure projects

Workers construct Berth 20 at the Mombasa port. Kenya has signed a $270 million loan with Japan to help expand the port. PHOTO | FILE

International donors have announced more than $2 billion worth of financing to East African governments to undertake infrastructure projects.

The World Bank, European Union, Japan and China have announced new partnerships with several East African governments and development partners to improve infrastructure in the region.