Telecommunication and ICT

<p>Deployment and implementation of a broadband connectivity link between Kinshasa and Lusaka through the link Muanda-Kinshasa then Kinshasa-Kasumbalesa, afterwards establishes a cross boarder connection operated by Zamtel in Zambia and la Société Congolaise des Postes et des Télécommunications (SCPT) in DRC.</p>

<p>Project will be executed and operated by the two countries national FO telecom companies : SCPT (DRC) and Angola Cables (ANG). A joint planning meeting was held in Kinshasa in 2017. Financing partners are now being approached.</p>

<p>Construction of DRC section of the fibre optic link between Kinshasa (DRC) and Kigali/Bujumbura (Rwanda/Burundi).</p>

<p>EDIT : This project involves the roll out of a fiber optic backbone linked to regional network to improve quality and<br />
reduce costs of communications services. The project links the DRC to Rwanda and Burundi and to the<br />
East African countries networks and will offer redundancy loops for these networks with DRC and the<br />
countries in the region.</p>

<p>The AXIS Project aims to facilitate the development of an African internet infrastructure through policy and regulatory reform, capacity building and technical assistance. Development of an African internet infrastructure refers to the establishment of regional internet exchange points (IXPs) and internet carriers.</p>

<p>The AXIS Project is being implemented through two phases. Phase I consists of capacity building to support the establishment of national IXPs through providing a series of two workshops for stakeholders and the Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA) on  I) best practice and benefits of IXP and II) technical assistance through workshops which will cover the technical and administrative skills needed to set up, operate, and administer an IXP.</p>

<p>Phase II focuses on supporting establishment of Regional IXP and Regional Internet Carrier through provisioning Capacity building workshops on best practice and benefits of setting up RIXP/IC and providing technical assistance.</p>

<p>The AXIS Project is a flagship project of the African Regional Action Plan on Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE) endorsed by the African Union Executive Council.</p>

<p>Deploy a subriver cable between the 2 most closest capital cities in the world (Brazzaville and Kinshasa separated just by the Congo river) with a broadband connectivity Fibre Optic Cable.</p>