On 28 August 2025, Djibouti Telecom announced that it will extend the Djibouti Africa Regional Express DARE-1 submarine cable from Kenya to Tanzania, Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa. The extension will be between 3,200-km and 3,500-km in length, with cable landings planned in Mombasa (Kenya), Dar es Salaam and Mtwara (Tanzania), Nacala, Beira, and Maputo (Mozambique), Mahajanga and Toliary (Madagascar), and Mtunzini (South Africa). The project is due to start in 2026, according to a company press release, with an estimated ready for service in 2028. Djibouti Telecom says that the extension is conceived as a regional African cable, adding capacity and route diversity for carriers, enterprises and cloud providers from East to Southern Africa. It will improve resilience by adding alternative paths and landings, support the region’s digital economy with scalable international bandwidth, and complement existing systems to provide reliable, low-latency connectivity to global hubs. Previously,... Read More →
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Djibouti: Djibouti Telecom Announces Extension of DARE 1 Submarine Cable To Tanzania, Madagascar, Mozambique and South Africa
Filed under: Fibre Long Haul, Submarine Cable Tags: Djibouti, Kenya, Madagascar, Mozambique, South Africa, Tanzania
Kenya: Safaricom Plans Daraja Submarine Cable From Kenya To Oman
Kenya’s leading mobile operator Safaricom is reportedly planning to build a submarine cable called Daraja, which will run 4,108-km from Mombasa (Nyali) to Salalah in Oman. Alcatel Submarine Networks (ASN) has been awarded the contract to design, build and install the Daraja subsea cable, according to the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) filed with the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), and the cable is expected to go live in 2026. Notably the 2Africa cable currently under implementation also has landings in both Mombasa and Salalah. Source: NEMA Read More →
Liberia: CSquared Announces Cross-Border Fibre Route From Monrovia To Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
Filed under: Fibre Long Haul Tags: Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Togo
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Côte d’Ivoire: Côte d’Ivoire’s International Bandwidth Surpasses 1 Tbps, Increases By 68% During 2024
Filed under: Capacity, Fibre Long Haul Tags: Cote d'Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire’s utilised international Internet bandwidth surpassed the milestone of 1 Tbps and reached 1.616 Tbps in December 2024, according to latest statistics released by the regulator ARTCI (Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications de Côte d’Ivoire). This was a 68% increase compared to 963 Gbps reported in December 2023 (see Côte d’Ivoire: Côte d’Ivoire’s International Bandwidth Increases By 76% During 2023). This utilised capacity of 1.616 Tbps compared to 2.145 Tbps of installed international Internet bandwidth. These totals were split between Orange which had 672 Gbps of utilised international bandwidth (800 Gbps equipped), MTN which had 200 Gbps utilised (200 Gbps equipped), MainOne which had 585 Gbps utilised (900 Gbps equipped), and Moov Côte d’Ivoire had 158 Gbps utilized (246 Gbps equipped). Five submarine cables now land at Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire): SAT-3, ACE, WACS, MainOne, and Maroc Telecom West Africa cable. The MainOne Cable Company landed... Read More →
Kenya: Kenya’s International Bandwidth Doubles To Reach 16 Tbps During 2024, Driven By Uptake Of Starlink LEO Satellite Broadband Service
Filed under: Capacity, Fibre Long Haul, Satellite Tags: Kenya
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Zambia: Zambia’s International Bandwidth Doubles To Reach 370 Gbps During 2024
Zambia’s utilised international Internet bandwidth reached 370.3 Gbps by December 2024, according to latest figures published by ZICTA (Zambia Information and Communications Technology Authority). This was a 109% increase compared to 177.1 Gbps in December 2023, with ZICTA also reporting 124.4 Gbps in 2022, 98.3 Gbps in 2021, 95.2 Gbps in 2020, and 80.4 Gbps in 2019 (see also Zambia: Zambia’s International Bandwidth Increases By 95% To Reach 345 Gbps By June 2024). The total equipped international capacity of wholesale carriers reached 1.111 Tbps by December 2024, compared to 976 Gbps in 2023, and 840.2 Gbps in 2022. “The transmission network market experienced significant growth in 2024,” said ZICTA in its 2024 annual market report. “The growing demand for transmission networks is largely attributed to increased broadband adoption, rising enterprise data needs, and expanding digital infrastructure initiative.” ZICTA also reported that the total fibre inventory of Zambia reached... Read More →
Kenya: Kenya And Tanzania Launch Cross-Border Terrestrial Fibre Link At Horohoro Border Crossing
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Africa: Airtel Africa Telesonic Total Fibre Network in Africa Reaches 78,700-Km, March 2025
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Egypt: Telecom Egypt Lands SEA-ME-WE-6 Submarine Cable At Port Said And Ras Ghareb
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Rwanda: Rwanda’s International Bandwidth Increases By 48% During 2024
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Mauritius: International Bandwidth of Mauritius Increases By 21% During 2024
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DRC: DRC’s International Bandwidth Reaches 600 Gbps, Dec 2024
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Algeria: Algeria’s International Bandwidth Reaches 4.330 Tbps, Dec 2024
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Tunisia: Tunisia’s International Bandwidth Reaches 1.880 Tbps, Dec 2024
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Morocco: Morocco’s International Bandwidth Reaches 5.433 Tbps, Dec 2024
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