According to the Tech Review Africa and Chinese Xinhua News, China Mobile officially activated 2Africa East Segment Submarine Cable on November 7, 2025, with an aim to power digital transformation across the African continent. The 2Africa submarine cable system, which spans 33 countries across. 2Africa is an international submarine telecommunications cable that interconnects Africa and further connects Asia and Europe. It passes from Europe through the Atlantic Ocean and Indian Ocean, and then back into Europe via the Red Sea and the Mediterranean Sea. The launch ceremony, themed. The launch of 2Africa enables us to offer our customers seamless connection between Africa and Europe, together with our SEA-ME-WE 5 and AAE-1 subsea cable resources to further extend to Asia, which is an important milestone of our global development strategy,” said Jessica Gu, Director & Chief. China Mobile International (CMI), along with seven global partners including Bayobab, center3, Meta, Orange, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone Group and WIOCC, has jointly completed the core 2Africa Submarine Cable Infrastructure (2Africa). Circling the African continent and connecting intercontinental nodes. The initiative aligns with Kenya's Digital Superhighway and Creative Pillar agenda, which aims to deploy 100,000 kilometers of national fibre optic cable, establish 25,000 public Wi-Fi hotspots, build ICT hubs in every ward, and expand access to online government services.