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916:SEA-ME-WE 6
911:SEA-ME-WE 5
906:SEA-ME-WE 4
901:SEA-ME-WE 3
886:PEACE Cable
816:BRICS Cable
158:fibre optic
951:Categories
715:2009-06-16
647:2010-07-28
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586:2023-08-16
561:2011-11-16
533:References
497:SAT-3/WASC
448:, Tanzania
417:Port Sudan
204:World Bank
177:Port Sudan
136:2010-07-16
118:Technology
75:, Tanzania
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683:Infoworld
442:, Comoros
430:, Somalia
428:Mogadishu
328:MTN Group
105:10,000 km
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55:Mogadishu
45:, Eritrea
801:Africa-1
703:BBC News
487:Main One
471:See also
464:Mtunzini
423:Djibouti
370:Etisalat
354:BT Group
169:Mtunzini
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