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Nigeria and Burkina Faso Explore Project BRIDGE to Cut Internet Costs by 50%

13 August 2026 · By · Wire by Fusion42

Published

13 August 2026

Topic

technology

◆ Sectors

Telecom & Connectivity

◆ Geography

West Africa

◆ Source

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Fusion42 · 13 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Nigeria and Burkina Faso are exploring Project BRIDGE, a connectivity partnership aimed at reducing Burkina Faso's internet costs by up to 50% through new regional digital infrastructure and cooperation.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Telecom & Connectivity.

◆ ◆ The Wire takeaway

You can now target regional connectivity projects as Nigeria drives a cross-border infrastructure build that halves internet costs in neighbouring markets. This opens doors for startups in telecom hardware and digital services to scale across West Africa.

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1 source · 13 Aug 2026

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Telecom & Connectivityinternet-costswest-africadigital-infrastructureregional-cooperationconnectivity