MOSIP is Indian [0][1][2]. India is exporting multiple different stacks for Digital Public Infrastructure.

This project in Ethiopia is itself being pushed by the Indian government [3][4] and is part of India's larger "Global South" strategy [5].

I guess the question you should be asking is why the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has becoming intertwined with Indian geopolitical power projection.

[0] - https://www.mosip.io/mosip_project

[1] - https://www.mosip.io/governance

[2] - https://www.iiitb.ac.in/projects/mosip-2

[3] - https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/india/india-elevates-ties-...

[4] - https://pulseofafrica.info/innovation/119

[5] - https://ris.org.in/sites/default/files/Publication/DPI_Handb...