Africa-1


Africa-1 is a 10,000 km long international submarine telecommunications cable system from France to the Middle East, through Africa.
The cable system, consisting of 8 fiber pairs, has a design capacity of 96 Tbit/s and will be constructed by Alcatel-Lucent Submarine Networks, utilizing their Alcatel 1620 Softnode transmission equipment to allow optical transmission rates between 100 and 400 Gbit/s per line card.
A consortium of members signed an agreement in December 2018 for construction and maintenance of the cable. It is expected to become fully operational in 2025.

Cable ownership

Africa-1 is owned by a consortium of the following members, with more members expected to join as the cable extends to new destinations in Africa.

Landing points and operators

Africa-1 lands in France, Kenya, Egypt, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Pakistan and Somaliland. The next phase of the cable will include landings in Italy, Algeria, Tunisia, Sudan, as well as Yemen, Somalia, Tanzania and Mozambique.
LocationOperator & Technical Partner
Marseille, FranceOrange S.A
Port Said, EgyptTelecom Egypt
Ras Ghareb, EgyptTelecom Egypt
Duba, Saudi ArabiaMobily
Mokha, YemenTeleYemen
Djibouti City, DjiboutiDjibouti Telecom
Kalba, UAEEtisalat by e&
Karachi, PakistanPakistan Telecommunication Company Limited
Berbera, SomalilandSomCable
Mombasa, KenyaAirtel Africa