The DRC’s 49-year-old minister of posts, telecommunications and new information and communication technologies can finally embark on one of the missions that he was entrusted with on 26 August 2019.
It involves attracting investors who will be able to quickly wire up his country, which has been decried for its uncertain business environment, difficult topography and weak mobile internet connection.
Network deficiencies
In fact, the DRC is one of the continent’s least equipped countries when it comes to network infrastructure. The low density of its network means that even the slightest breakdown can have significant consequences. The most recent one occurred in mid-July, after a terrestrial fibre optic line that connects Muanda – on the Atlantic coast – to the capital, Kinshasa (about 360 km as the crow flies), was cut. The incident caused a sharp slowdown in traffic for millions of
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