U.S.$15 Million Chinese Loan to Complete Fibre Optic Connection

The government of Sierra Leone has concluded a U.S.$15 Million deal with China to allow the country switch on the Africa Coast to Europe cable scheduled for October.

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Fiber optic cable is coming to West Africa.

  • Sierra Leone:  Fibre Optic to Be Operational in October

    Concord Times, 7 June 2012

    Project Coordinator of the West Africa Regional Communication Programme (WARCIP) in Sierra Leone yesterday reiterated that the much talked about Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) fibre ... read more »

  • Sierra Leone:  Country Releases Timeline to Liberalize Gateway

    Concord Times, 11 January 2012

    To demonstrate its commitment to key regulatory and policy changes, the government of Sierra Leone has released a summarized road map and activities leading to the full ... read more »

  • Sierra Leone:  Fibre Optic Cable Finally Lands in Salone

    Concord Times, 20 October 2011

    It was celebration yesterday as President Ernest Koroma received the much talked about submarine fibre optic able in Sierra Leone at the back of Atlantic Bar, Lumley Beach. read more »

  • Sierra Leone:  President Koroma to Receive Fiber Optic Cable On Behalf of Nation

    Concord Times, 6 October 2011

    The Ministry of Information and Communications wishes to inform the general public that Sierra Leone's share of the 17,000 KM Africa Coast to Europe (ACE) fibre optic link will ... read more »

  • Sierra Leone:  Information Ministry Launches Fiber Optic Cable Project Today

    Concord Times, 2 September 2011

    His Excellency, the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma will formally launch the West Africa Regional Communication Infrastructure Programme (WARCIP), ... read more »

  • Sierra Leone:  Africell Stays Top With 3G Launch

    Concord Times, 10 August 2011

    Africell has once again showed its supremacy in the telecommunications industry by launching another innovative service for subscribers and the general public as a whole. read more »

  • Sierra Leone:  Parliament Visits Fibre Landing Station

    Concord Times, 18 July 2011

    The parliamentary oversight committee on information and communication has made a familiarization visit to the proposed site for the landing of the Fibre Optic Cable at Atlantic, ... read more »

  • Sierra Leone:  VP Inspects Fibre Landing Site

    Concord Times, 1 July 2011

    Vice President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Alhaji Chief Samuel Sam-Sumana on Wednesday conducted an inspection visit at the Fiber Optic Cable landing station (also called the ... read more »

  • Sierra Leone:  I.B. Kargbo Addresses Information Highway Construction Seminar in Beijing (document)

    Concord Times, 9 December 2010

    His Excellency the Deputy Ambassador of the Republic of Sierra Leone to China, Deputy Minister of Industry and Information Technology, the Deputy Minister of Commerce of the ... read more »



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  • daverossdale
    Aug 24 2012, 05:53

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  • foryohjonathan0000
    Aug 23 2012, 11:08

    CONGRATULATION, LET THERE BE MORE; AND FURTHERMORE, THESE ARE THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT THAT WE "AFRICANS" WANT TO SEE IN ANY OR ALL OF AFRICA. STOP DEPRIVING YOUR PEOPLE FOR THE SELFISH, DESTRUCTIVE AND GREEDY DOERS.