Dar es Salaam, July 8 -- LUSAKA: AIRTEL Africas CEO, Sunil Taldar, has announced the telcos commitment to connecting 5,000 schools across its operating countries in Africa to the internet by 2027 through its philanthropic arm, Airtel Africa Foundation, in partnership with the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF).

So far, the $57m partnership, which was launched in 2021, has cumulatively connected 3,296 schools and provided access to over 2 million learners and about 40,000 teachers. 64 digital learning platforms have been zero-rated thereby enabling more than 11m users to access educational content at no cost.

Speaking during a visit to St. Monicas Girls School in Lusaka, which is one of the 300 schools already connected to the intern...