The proposed project covers about 2,100 kilometers of infrastructure, including 1,700 kilometers of fiber-optic cable along the Congo River from Muanda to Kisangani and nearly 400 kilometers of terrestrial connections. The DRC and Genew Technologies plan to build about 2,100km of fiber. pics) The Democratic Republic of the Congo's. The Democratic Republic of the Congo is looking at the Congo River as a new route for expanding its national fiber-optic network. On June 25, 2026, the government, through the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Digital Affairs, signed a memorandum of understanding with China's Genew. —The plan: DR Congo signed a memorandum of understanding with China's Genew Technologies on June 25, 2026 for a fiber-optic corridor along the Congo River. The Central African Backbone (CAB) is a fiber-optic Internet backbone connecting the countries of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) in Africa via high speed internet.
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