Telecoms: Why the Medusa cable, which links Europe to Africa, is attracting US interest

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The Medusa submarine communications cable project, linking Europe to Africa, is drawing increased interest from the United States due to its strategic geopolitical importance. The project aims to enhance network infrastructure between the Mediterranean and Atlantic regions.

Designed as a ‘communications bus’ between the Mediterranean basin and the Atlantic seaboard, the Medusa project responds to Africa’s urgent need for network infrastructure – assets with a geopolitical dimension.