Ghana to Benefit from $1B Google Investment into Africa for Faster Internet .

Tech giant, Google, has announced it would be investing $1 billion to support digital transformation across Africa The $1 billion investment project will include landing a subsea cable into the continent to enable faster internet speeds Ghana is among the countries to benefit from the project.

The plans were unveiled at an event led by Google and Alphabet chief executive officer, Sundar Pichai, who disclosed that the company made huge strides over the past decade. 

But there's more work to do to make the internet accessible, affordable, and useful for every African,'' reaffirming Google's commitment to Africa through the investment of $1 billion over five years to support the continent's digital transformation

Managing director for Google in Africa, Nitin Gajria, said the subsea cable would cut across South Africa, Namibia, Nigeria and St Helena connecting Africa and Europe. Equiano would lead to a 21 per cent reduction in internet prices and increase internet speed in Nigeria and almost triple in South Africa and projected to create about 1.7 million jobs in the two countries by 2025 as the digital economy grows.

This initiative will be done in partnership with Kiva, a San-Francisco based non-profit lending organisation that pledged $40 million to non-profits improving lives in Africa.