Sub-Riverine Fiber Connection Ring
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Bangui's first fiber backbone opened in Feb. 2023 — 935 km linking CAR to Cameroon and Congo. Cheaper internet is the government's promise, still unconfirmed by independent data.
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The strongest source is the operator's or the city's own reporting — an official report, dataset or press release. It grades who did the looking — not how well the project went. All four grades →Part of 1001 Smart Cities — 1,167 documented projects · 🏙️ Bangui city profile · 📶 Connectivity & 5G guide · 📡 Data & IoT projects
Inaugurated in February 2023, this 935 km fiber backbone links Bangui to Cameroon and the Republic of Congo via terrestrial and river crossings, financed by the African Development Bank and the European Union (about $36 million). The government says it will cut national internet costs; independent price data confirming that has not been located.
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1001 Smart Cities (2026). “Sub-Riverine Fiber Connection Ring” — Bangui, Central African Republic. The Smart City Atlas. https://1001smartcities.org/projects/bangui-telecom-gateway/ (last verified 2026-08-02). Data: CC BY 4.0.
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