{"id":1942,"date":"2025-03-12T11:55:20","date_gmt":"2025-03-12T11:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/medusascs.com\/?post_type=news&p=1942"},"modified":"2025-03-12T14:10:38","modified_gmt":"2025-03-12T14:10:38","slug":"eu-funds-medusa-africa","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/medusascs.com\/fr\/news\/eu-funds-medusa-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"AFR-IX telecom secures EU funding for Medusa Africa Submarine Cable System through CEF Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"

AFR-IX Telecom, an infrastructure and telecom operator in Africa, is proud to announce that it has secured new funding from the European Commission to support the MEDUSA AFRICA<\/strong> Sous-marin en Acc\u00e8s Ouvert<\/strong> through CEF Digital programme<\/strong><\/a>. This investment marks a significant milestone in enhancing digital connectivity between Europe and Africa, fostering economic and technological development across the region.<\/p>\n

The Medusa Submarine able System, designed to strengthen intercontinental connectivity through the Mediterranean, will now extend further into West Africa<\/strong>. This strategic expansion enhances interconnectivity between the Atlantic and the Mediterranean, mitigating potential saturation from increasing connectivity demands<\/strong>. Furthermore, it will improve redundancy and bolster resilience<\/strong> across critical networks.<\/p>\n

A Strategic Investment in Africa’s Digital Future – Medusa Africa DG<\/h2>\n

The European Commission, through its Backbone Connectivity for Digital Global Gateways program (CEF \u2013 DIG 2023 \u2013 GATEWAYS), has awarded a \u20ac14,3 million grant to support the MEDUSA AFRICA project. \u00a0The objective of this initiative is to connect the Southern European Data Gateway with Atlantic Africa via a 24-fiber pair submarine cable system.<\/p>\n

The project lays the groundwork for a dedicated African connectivity subsystem within the broader Medusa network, that is, conducting the marine survey from a dedicated Branching Unit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, surveying potential branch routes along the African west coastline<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

EU\u2019s Commitment to Global Connectivity<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The MEDUSA AFRICA project is one of 21 initiatives selected in the third round of CEF Digital funding<\/a>. Among these is ATMED Malta \u2013 DG, another AFR-IX Telecom project, which will integrate Malta into the Medusa network and has been awarded \u20ac3,7 million in funding.<\/p>\n

These grants are part of the European Commission\u2019s broader \u20ac420 million investment in digital infrastructure, of which \u20ac142 million is allocated to submarine cable projects.<\/p>\n

In addition to MEDUSA AFRICA and ATMED Malta \u2013 DG, AFR-IX telecom has secured funding for several other strategic projects under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) program:<\/p>\n