The interconnection by optical fiber from Chad to Niger has started
November 27th 2020
In 2024, Chad and Niger should be interconnected by optical fiber. The related project was officially launched on November 24, 2020. At a cost of 28.7 million euros, it should ultimately contribute to the digital development of the localities crossed by the high-speed infrastructure.
On November 24, 2020 in Massakory, in the province of Hadjer, the President of the Republic of Chad, Idriss Deby, launched the optical fiber interconnection works from the country to Niger. The project, which will be carried out over a period of four years, will cross the towns of Massaguet, Massakory, Mao, Rig-Rig, Daboua, up to the border with Niger.
The 503 km long high-speed telecoms infrastructure is part of the Trans-Saharan optical fiber with a total length of 1,510 km which originates in Algeria. The Chadian component will cost 28.7 million euros. The State will contribute 2.4 million euros.
Beyond improving people’s access to the Internet, the fiber optic section will be accompanied by pilot data centers, electronic administration platforms, the integrated population data management system, and incubators which will contribute to the digital development of local populations.
According to Idriss Saleh Bachar, Minister of Posts and Digital Economy, this new government investment is in line with its ambitions to reduce the digital divide in the country.
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