02 April 2025

The Malagasy government has announced a plan to connect over 1,600 villages to telecommunications services in collaboration with Huawei.

This initiative aims to accelerate the country’s digital transformation and was unveiled by Stéphanie Delmotte, the Minister of Digital Development, Posts and Telecommunications.

This village connectivity project follows the ongoing ‘Digital Menabe Project,’ which aims to provide telecommunications access to 200,000 people in the Menabe region. A partnership agreement for this initiative has already been established with Huawei. The Malagasy government also aims to achieve coverage in 95% of remote rural areas. Minister Delmotte highlighted the effectiveness of Huawei’s solutions, such as ‘Rural Star,’ which are described as technologically advanced, cost-effective, easy to deploy, and well-suited for large-scale implementation.