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EN NEPAD PIDA PAP2 Project Prospectus Web 1 92 - 78 78

The project aims to construct the Amilcar Cabral Submarine Cable System to connect Cape Verde to Liberia, with branches to Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone. The 3,555 km cable system will strengthen internet connectivity in West Africa and link the region to the Ella Link cable between Brazil and Europe. The $74.5 million project is currently in the feasibility study stage and aims to facilitate digital development, socio-economic growth, and Cape Verde's integration within West Africa through improved connectivity. Private investors may partially fund the project alongside support from international organizations.

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EN NEPAD PIDA PAP2 Project Prospectus Web 1 92 - 78 78

The project aims to construct the Amilcar Cabral Submarine Cable System to connect Cape Verde to Liberia, with branches to Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone. The 3,555 km cable system will strengthen internet connectivity in West Africa and link the region to the Ella Link cable between Brazil and Europe. The $74.5 million project is currently in the feasibility study stage and aims to facilitate digital development, socio-economic growth, and Cape Verde's integration within West Africa through improved connectivity. Private investors may partially fund the project alongside support from international organizations.

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Construction of Amilcar Cabral Submarine Cable System


Project description and objectives
The project aims to link some West African countries to the Map of the Project
submarine Cable Ella Link, which connects Brazil to Europe, in
order to strengthen their international IT connectivity. Cape
Verde
The new cable will run from Cape Verde to Liberia, with 4 branching
units to Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea and Sierra Leone and 2 The Gambia
stubs for future expansion to the North and South respectively.
The entire length of the cable system will be about 3,555 km with Guinea-Bissau
an estimated lifetime of 25 years.
Guinea
Among others, the main project objectives are to:
• Strengthen international IT connectivity and guarantee Sierra
Leone
redundancy
• Contribute to the digital development Liberia
• Facilitate socio-economic development
• Improve Cape Verde’s integration with the West Africa.

Existing cable Branching units


Proposed cable Stubs
Cape Verde, Liberia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, The Gambia and Sierra Leone

Link: https://www.dakarfinancingsummit.org/projects/construction-
of-amilcar-cabral-submarine-cable-system

Project status Financial needs


The project is in Feasibility stage (SB2) Total Project Cost Estimate : USD 74.5 Million
A Feasibility Study conducted in 2019, but is being updated in
order to include the interconnection segment to the Gambia
Key parties Private sector opportunities
The project is likely to be partially financed by private investors
combined with financial support from international and public
institutions.

Implementation timing

* To be determined

2017 2019 2021 2022 2023 TBD* TBD* TBD* TBD* TBD*

Project launch First Feasibility TOR prepared 1st Steering MOU Feasibility Feasibility Financial Construction Starts
by Cape study to carry out Committee signature: study Structure Close operation
Verde and undertaken a complete Meeting on 28th approved Plan
endorsed by by Deloitte, Feasiblity the project February developed
the ECOWAS excluding study was held on 2023
Ministers in the Gambia 16th December
charge of ICT segment 2022 to
at their 15th prepare the
meeting held MOU and the
on 6th October Project Road
2017 Map

76 2nd PIDA Priority Action Plan (2021-2030) Projects Prospectus

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