South Sudan, Djibouti plan to lay fibre optic to Juba

Fiber optic cable

A worker lays a fiber optic cable in Nyeri town, Kenya on August 18, 2020. PHOTO | NMG

South Sudan and Djibouti have signed an agreement to lay fibre optic cable from Djibouti through Ethiopia to the capital Juba.

The Ministry of Information, Communication Technology and Postal Services said the government and Djibouti officials would form a technical team to deliberate on the project, after they signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday.