Citizen Digital posted on 18 May 2020 an article titled "China Mobile, Facebook in Joint Project to Build 2Africa Submarine Cable."
China Mobile International, Facebook, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone, and WIOCC will partner to build 2Africa, the most comprehensive subsea cable to serve Africa and the Middle East. With a length of 23,000 miles, the cable will have 21 landings in 16 countries in Africa.
This collaboration involving an American and Chinese company comes at a low point in recent China-United States official relations.
