Côte d'Ivoire pitched its digital expansion plans at the Africa Investment Forum in Rabat, with Kalil Ibrahim Konaté laying out targets to push the tech sector's GDP slice from current levels up to 8 percent within a few years and eventually hit double digits after that. The country is dumping over 28 billion CFA francs into rural internet buildout through 2025, with another 33 billion queued up for the following two years to close connectivity gaps in areas that barely have coverage right now.
Konaté talked up direct-to-device satellite tech that lets phones connect straight to low-orbit satellites through ground relay systems for blanket national access. The whole thing banks on the country's energy grid being solid enough to support massive tech infrastructure scaling, and he wrapped by saying the government's timeline looks doable as they keep grinding toward their Digital Ivory Coast vision.
Konaté talked up direct-to-device satellite tech that lets phones connect straight to low-orbit satellites through ground relay systems for blanket national access. The whole thing banks on the country's energy grid being solid enough to support massive tech infrastructure scaling, and he wrapped by saying the government's timeline looks doable as they keep grinding toward their Digital Ivory Coast vision.
