EASSy undersea cable on track

DURBAN: Construction of the Eastern Africa Submarine Cable System (EASSy), a 9 900km-long optical submarine cable between Durban and Port Sudan, is expected to begin in mid-December.

A group of development banks, including the International Finance Corporation (IFC), announced a $70.7-million investment in the project, reports Southafrica.info.

The IFC said in a statement last week that it would provide long-term financing to the value of $18.2-million, while the African Development Bank, the European Investment Bank, Germany's development bank KfW and the French development bank AFD would jointly provide the rest.

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