This is a list of terrestrial fibre optic cable projects in Africa.
In most of the world, a large number of such cables exist, often amounting to robust Internet backbones.
The lack of such high-speed cables poses a great problem for most African countries.
The construction of both submarine cables and their terrestrial extensions is thus considered an important step to economic growth and development to many African countries.
The project was sponsored by Google Africa and, on completion, will be hosted by the UbuntuNet Alliance.