Google expands Africa investment with 4 new hubs as subsea cables advance

Google expands Africa investment with 4 new hubs as subsea cables advance [https://invezz.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/20250918_064705_CmK9Q.png] Google is stepping up its commitment to Africa with plans to build four new infrastructure hubs across the continent. The hubs will serve as critical points for its subsea fibre-optic cables, Equiano and Umoja, which are set to land this year. The move marks another phase in the company’s ongoing efforts to expand affordable, stable internet access in Africa, where services remain patchy and prone to disruption. The hubs, positioned in the north, south, east, and west, will connect directly to landing stations and data centres to strengthen digital capacity. The initiative is expected to improve resilience against outages that often affect entire regions when cables are damaged. GOOGLE SURPASSES $1 BILLION AFRICA PLEDGE Google pledged in 2021 to invest $1 billion in Africa over five years. Bloomberg reports that Okosi confirmed that the company has already gone beyond that commitment, with the latest subsea cable projects funded entirely by Google. He did not disclose the costs, but described the hubs as new investments on top of…