Economic Community of West African States

The project forms part of the upgrading of the 1,200 km of narrow gauge railway between Abidjan and Ouagadougou. In particular it involves the section in Ivory Coast, from Abidjan to the border with Burkina Fasso.

Construction of Ivory Coast section of fibre optic link between Conakry and Abidjan.

<p>The AXIS Project aims to facilitate the development of an African internet infrastructure through policy and regulatory reform, capacity building and technical assistance. Development of an African internet infrastructure refers to the establishment of regional internet exchange points (IXPs) and internet carriers.</p>

<p>The AXIS Project aims to facilitate the development of an African internet infrastructure through policy and regulatory reform, capacity building and technical assistance. Development of an African internet infrastructure refers to the establishment of regional internet exchange points (IXPs) and internet carriers.</p>

<p>The AXIS Project is being implemented through two phases. Phase I consists of capacity building to support the establishment of national IXPs through providing a series of two workshops for stakeholders and the Internet Service Provider Association (ISPA) on  I) best practice and benefits of IXP and II) technical assistance through workshops which will cover the technical and administrative skills needed to set up, operate, and administer an IXP.</p>

<p>Phase II focuses on supporting establishment of Regional IXP and Regional Internet Carrier through provisioning Capacity building workshops on best practice and benefits of setting up RIXP/IC and providing technical assistance.</p>

<p>The AXIS Project is a flagship project of the African Regional Action Plan on Knowledge Economy (ARAPKE) endorsed by the African Union Executive Council. </p>

<p>This link is completed since 2012 by the incumbent operator ONATEL-SA and is functional. The interconnection with Niger has been effective since October 2012. The network length is 420 km from Ouaga to the Niger border (Makalondi). It is 36 - core G652B direct buried cable.</p>

<p>La réalisation de ce projet permet d’atteindre les objectifs planifiés par le Gouvernement du Niger,</p>

<p>conformément A  sa politique sectorielle des télécommunications adoptée le 12 avril 2013 et A  son Plan de Développement Economique et Social (PDES 2017-2021). Ces objectifs sont les suivants :</p>

<ul>
<li>Renforcer et sécuriser la connectivité internationale large bande; </li>
<li>Offrir A  la population un accès A  un coA»t abordable aux services TIC; </li>
<li>Contribuer A  la réduction de la pauvreté par la facilitation de nouvelles sources de revenues;</li>
<li>Mettre en place des infrastructures large bande pour le développement des services e-administration, e-éducation, e-santé, e-commerce, etc. </li>
<li>Devenir un hub des télécommunications entre l"’Afrique subsaharienne et le Maghreb et contribuer A  la réalisation des objectifs d’interconnectivité régionale et internationale aux infrastructures large bande.</li>
</ul>

<p>Le périmètre du projet est composé de cinq (5) tronçons qui se se présentent comme suit :</p>

<ol>
<li>Le tronçon Arlit- Assamaka- Frontière Algérie: <strong>220 kms</strong></li>
<li>Le tronçon Zinder - Tinkim - Frontière du Nigeria: <strong>117 kms</strong></li>
<li>Le tronçon Diffa - Nguigmi - Frontière du Tchad: <strong>186 kms</strong>  </li>
<li>Le tronçon Niamey - Dosso - Gaya - Frontière du Benin: <strong>285 kms</strong></li>
<li>Le tronçon Niamey - Makalondi - Frontière du Burkina Faso: <strong>111 kms</strong> </li>
</ol>