Submarine Cable Failures Put West Africa’s US$150bn Digital Economy at Risk

NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/submarine-cable-failures-put-west-africas-us150bn-digital-economy-at-risk/West Africa’s fast-growing digital economy, estimated to generate between $100 billion and $150 billion annually, is more exposed than previously recognised, according to the West African Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA), which has used a major international forum to call for urgent reform of the region’s submarine cable infrastructure. WATRA Executive Secretary Aliyu Aboki made the […] NewsGhana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, News Ghana, https://www.newsghana.com.gh/submarine-cable-failures-put-west-africas-us150bn-digital-economy-at-risk/


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