Sudan’s largest digital classifieds and marketplace company has recently secured $5 million in funding, the biggest foreign investment in the African nation’s tech sector since the U.S. lifted its final major restrictions last year.

alsoug.com will put the funds toward setting up a national payments network that will allow users to deposit, withdraw and transfer cash, the company said in a recent statement.

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