The Via Africa submarine cable system aims to connect Europe to South Africa — including landing points in the United Kingdom, France and Portugal — with destinations along the Atlantic coastline such as the Canary Islands, Mauritania, Senegal, Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire and Nigeria, with extensions further south supporting increased connectivity diversity and improved resilience for countries along the route.

The Via Africa consortium comprises Canalink, GUILAB, International Mauritania Telecom, Orange Group, Orange Côte d'Ivoire, Sonatel and Silverlinks, which announced the signature of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to initiate the Via Africa submarine cable project in May 2026.