This new agreement with Chinese firms aims to provide citizens with faster, more reliable, and more affordable connectivity. The agreement with Genew and Zhongshi Wosen is part of the National Digital Plan 2025, launched in 2019. The Congolese Minister of Telecoms, Augustin Maliba, signed the related memorandum of understanding (MoU) on April 7, 2025. "With the support of the. SOCOF and APCSC to deploy fibre along new roads in the DRC Congolese Fiber Optic Company (SOCOF SA) has reportedly signed a partnership with the Agency for the Coordination and Monitoring of Collaboration Agreements (APCSC) to deploy optical fibre networks along new roads to be built in the. On April 7, 2025, in Kinshasa, the Minister of Posts, Telecommunications, and Digital Affairs, Augustin Kibassa Maliba, signed a memorandum of understanding with two Chinese companies, Genew and Zhongshi Wosen. The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has moved to tackle one of the world's steepest connectivity gaps with a $400 million satellite internet partnership. 55 million fibre optic cable project, a significant leap towards enhancing its digital infrastructure. Funded by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the initiative boost the country's ambition to become a digital hub in Central Africa.
