Low Internet penetration and growing demand for broadband have attracted many international and local investors to the Democratic Republic of Congo. To meet the population’s demand, companies are joining forces to develop common strategies.  

Last Friday, tech company CSquared and data center management operator Raxio signed a memorandum of understanding to improve Internet connectivity in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Yannick Sukakumu (photo, left), Raxio's general manager in the DRC, says the MOU provides the missing piece for Raxio to serve its customers in the country. It will allow CSquared DRC to connect the various Raxio data centers to offer quality internet to clients.

The partnership is part of Raxio's ambition to deploy several data centers to host IT equipment, and critical communication infrastructures, among others. For CSquared, this collaboration is part of a coherent strategy to expand its footprint across Africa in a context marked by high demand for broadband connectivity on the continent.

"By building infrastructure such as fiber optics and data centers and connecting them with existing technology solutions and services, we believe we are building an ecosystem” that will support the creativity of our youth, which is in dire need of such support, said  Alain Malanda (photo, right), manager of CSquared DRC.

Samira Njoya