Banjul, Oct 18 (IANS) Africa would establish its own internet exchange point in Gambia to avoid costly fees paid to overseas service providers, said an African Union (AU) internet expert Wednesday.
The African Union Commission had decided to finance the African Internet exchange programme, one of whose major projects was the Gambia exchange point, Xinhua quoted Moses Bagingana as saying.
He said Africa needed to find ways of optimizing internet traffic in the continent and boosting Internet connection with other continents.
Bagingana said the internet exchange program would encourage regional trade integration, and create various opportunities for Africans.
AU leaders have adopted a declaration to strengthen national and regional broad band infrastructure and build up the Gambia internet exchange point.
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