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Niger Optical Cable Upgrade Project
Niger has completed a major 640-mile fiber optic cable network, a $50 million project funded by the African Development Bank, designed to boost broadband access across the country. Running along the country's borders with Algeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Nigeria, the new link aims to. 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 Algeria. A total of 1,031 km of fiber optic cable has been installed across five routes: Arlit–Assamaka–Algerian. 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 a 1,031-km fibre-optic backbone and a Tier III data centre, strengthening digital connectivity nationwide. Costing approximately 30 billion CFA francs ($53. 08 million), this project includes a data center in addition to fiber optics.
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