South Sudan plans to lay fibre-optic cables within two years

South Sudan plans to lay a fibre-optic cable to bring broadband Internet to its citizens in the next two years, its minister for telecommunications and postal services said.

Africa's newest nation, which gained independence from Sudan in 2011 but was plunged into an internal conflict in December 2013, has telecoms operators such as Vivacell but lacks the infrastructure to offer high speed Internet connections.