03 October 2024

Liberian Foreign Minister Sara Beysolow Nyanti signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cybastion Institute of Technology for the construction of a data centre, as well as connecting Liberia to a new submarine cable to strengthen the country’s digital infrastructure.

“Today’s signing paves the way for further technical discussions with relevant government agencies on the provision of digital services under the Digital Fast Track program,” said Nyanti.

The program is designed to accelerate Liberia’s digital transformation, focusing on improving digital services and infrastructure across the country. Liberia presently has only one data centre; and is only served by one submarine cable, namely the Africa Coast to Europe (ACE). The government recently began working to land another cable in the country.

The implementation of the project is expected to support the Liberian government’s digital transformation ambitions, which sees digital infrastructure as a cornerstone to accelerate national development goals.