Africa, India satellite links set to expand

A project to link up African Union countries with Indian hospitals and universities via satellite will accelerate after a pilot project in Ethiopia proved successful. Ethiopia was the first country to participate in the Indian taxpayer-funded project, called the Pan-African e-Network, and Nigeria is scheduled to go online in June. The project, costing more than $100 million, aims to connect universities and hospitals of all 53 countries of the African Union with Indian counterparts for telemedicine and tele-education activities.