DAR ES SALAAM, March 20 -- TANZANIA is in the final stages of implementing a 70bn/- fibre optic expansion project to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), targeting over 10 million people in Kinshasa as part of efforts to boost national revenue and strengthen regional connectivity.

Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Ms Angela Kairuki, said the government is completing key procedures ahead of signing a bilateral agreement with the DRC to roll out the project.

She said this on Tuesday while briefing the Parliamentary Committee on Infrastructure following its visit to Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation Limited (TTCL) and the National Internet Data Centre (NIDC).

The minister said the project will link Tanzanias ...