<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
list	B-Device
of	I-Device
terrestrial	I-Device
fibre	I-Device
optic	I-Device
cable	I-Device
projects	I-Device
in	I-Device
Africa	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
world	O
,	O
a	O
large	O
number	O
of	O
such	O
cables	O
exist	O
,	O
often	O
amounting	O
to	O
robust	O
Internet	B-General_Concept
backbones	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operator	O
Started	O
Notes	O
Ref	O
Burundi	O
Backbone	B-General_Concept
Service	O
Burundi	O
launched	O
an	O
ICT	O
backbone	B-General_Concept
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operator	O
Started	O
Notes	O
Ref	O
AirtelTigo	O
2017	O
Merger	O
of	O
Tigo	O
and	O
Bharti	O
Airtel	O
Expresso	O
Telecom	O
Ghana	O
MTN	O
Ghana	O
National	O
Communications	O
Backbone	B-General_Concept
Company	O
NCBC	O
is	O
a	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
Vodafone	O
Ghana	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Operator	O
Started	O
Notes	O
Ref	O
Hormuud	O
Telecom/Liquid	O
Telecom	O
2013	O
SEACOM	O
SomCable	O
Licensed	O
with	O
25	O
years	O
of	O
exclusivity	O
for	O
Metro	O
and	O
Backbone	B-General_Concept
fiber	O
optic	O
infrastructure	O
building	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
National	O
Information	O
&	O
Communication	O
Technology	O
Broadband	O
Backbone	B-General_Concept
(	O
NICTBB	O
)	O
2010	O
Funded	O
by	O
a	O
soft	O
loan	O
from	O
the	O
Chinese	O
government	O
,	O
the	O
NICTBB	O
is	O
being	O
built	O
by	O
the	O
Tanzanian	O
government	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
operated	O
by	O
the	O
Tanzania	O
Telecommunications	O
Corporation	O
Raha/Liquid	O
Telecom	O
Metro	O
fiber	O
-	O
Dar	O
es	O
Salaam	O
.	O
</s>
