CAPE TOWN, Nov. 12 -- Tanzania is taking a major step toward becoming East Africas leading digital hub with the launch of the Kilimanjaro One Submarine Cable System (KO-SCS), a 1,900-kilometer undersea cable that will link Dar es Salaam to Mauritius, with additional branches to Unguja and Mafia Islands, and potential expansion to Madagascar.

Announced by CPA Moremi Marwa, Director General of the TTCL Corporation, during his address at the World Broadband Association Forum in Cape Town, South Africa. He said that the project is designed to deliver high-capacity, geographically diverse connectivity that will enhance Tanzanias resilience and competitiveness in the global digital economy.

“The KO-SCS will establish Tanzania as East Af...