Via Africa Subsea Cable Project

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Orange, a global telecommunications company, is backing a new 20,000-kilometre subsea cable project called Via Africa. The project aims to improve internet connectivity between Nigeria, other African nations, and Europe by connecting nearly 20 countries across Africa and Europe through a new Atlantic Ocean route. The cable system is designed to strengthen internet resilience and reduce the risk of widespread outages caused by damage to existing submarine cables. The project is expected to take between three and four years to complete once consortium arrangements are finalised.