This is part 8 of an 11-part series.
It was expected in Lagos but it arrived in Lomé. Equiano, Google’s undersea fibre-optic cable that will connect Lisbon to Cape Town, was inaugurated in Togo on 18 March. “The landing of Equiano is a concrete expression of Google’s commitment to supporting Africa’s digital transformation,” said Nitin Gajria, Google’s managing director for sub-Saharan Africa.