Angola Upgrades Its Undersea Internet Link to Brazil and the United States
Angola Cables is adding 800G Ciena optics to its SACS and MONET cables, a direct data route from Angola via...
September 30, 2026Topic
Broadband
Chad Says It Needs 8,000 Kilometres More Fibre, With Six Provinces Still Unconnected
Chad needs about 8,000 kilometres more fibre optic cable to finish its national backbone, the telecoms minister said, with six...
September 17, 2026
Kenya Digital Economy Project Has Spent 8% of Its Loan
Kenya and the World Bank reviewed the US$390 million digital economy project on 14 September. By February, 8.2% had been...
September 16, 2026
Angola Is Spending on Fibre, Satellites and Undersea Cables to Become a Regional Digital Hub
Angola is accelerating digital infrastructure with a $300 million World Bank loan, satellite links and fibre, aiming to become an...
September 13, 2026
Tanzania Calls for More Investment in Digital Infrastructure
Tanzania wants more public and private spending on digital networks, with a Sh222.6 billion ICT budget for 2026/27 and new...
September 11, 2026
Ghana Has Counted 8,578 Fibre Cuts This Year, and Paid US$20m to Mend Them
Ghana fibre cuts reached 8,578 in 2026 and cost operators more than US$20m, with road works behind 49% and illegal...
September 8, 2026
Nigeria Cloud Investment Push Seeks US$750 Million in Two Years
Nigeria cloud investment of US$750 million is the two-year target, resting on Project BRIDGE fibre that has about US$845 million...
September 3, 2026
Nigeria’s Broadband Speed Jumps 155% as Fibre Connections Triple
Nigeria broadband speed jumped 155% to 34.47 Mbps by mid-2026, per Ookla, as fibre-to-the-premises connections roughly tripled since end-2024.
August 18, 2026
Telecel Bids £450 Million for TalkTalk’s UK Backbone
Telecel TalkTalk bid: the pan-African operator offers up to £450 million for PXC, the UK wholesale network arm, with Epiris...
July 12, 2026