06 February 2025

The Chadian government plans to install 1,200km of optical fibre across the country as part of the Electronic Communications Infrastructure Modernization Project.

This initiative could help strengthen the coverage of telecom services in the country by connecting areas that were previously deprived of access. However, according to the ‘Diagnostic of the Digital Economy of Chad’ published in June 2023 by the World Bank, the national fibre optic backbone remains insufficient for a country of this size, despite the progress made in recent years. The Bretton Woods institution stresses the need to develop more links, particularly to Libya in the North and the Central African Republic in the South, to enable Chad to achieve universal connectivity.

The timeline for the project implementation remains unknown.