Niger has completed all sections of its component of the Trans-Saharan Fiber Optic Backbone. A provisional handover ceremony was held on Friday, November 14, 2025, marking a key step toward future interconnections with neighbors such as Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Burkina Faso, and. Niger has taken a major step forward in improving the country's broadband connectivity and regional digital integration by completing provisional acceptance of the fibre-optic sections built under the Trans-Sahara Optical Fibre Backbone Project (TSB) – a project financed by the African Development. Niger has completed all sections of its component of the Trans-Saharan Fiber Optic Backbone. Costing approximately 30 billion CFA francs ($53. 08 million), this project includes a data center in addition to fiber optics. The milestone advances the country's aim of extending broadband infrastructure and improving regional. Niger has completed a 1,031-km fibre-optic backbone and a Tier III data centre, strengthening digital connectivity nationwide.
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