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A fiber optic bridge is being built in Chad
The project includes a 559-kilometer stretch to the Niger border and a 50-kilometer metropolitan network in the capital. Completion is expected by the end of this year or early 2025. Chad is counting on the trans-Saharan fiber optic backbone to strengthen its digital infrastructure. The European Union (EU) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) are pleased with the progress of the. Home » Technology » Construction work on AfDB-funded optic fibre route project in Chad begins Construction works on an African Development Bank, (AfDB)-funded Trans Sahara Optic Fibre route construction project in the Republic of Chad has commenced. The Ministry of Telecommunications, Digital Economy, and Digitalization of Chad has inaugurated Phase. Chad's government has ordered major telecom operators Airtel and Moov Africa to connect to the national fibre-optic network within one week.
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