The EU-backed Medusa project aims to revolutionise digital connectivity in the Mediterranean region by establishing an 8,700 km submarine cable linking North African countries—Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, and Egypt—and promising 5G internet access by 2026. The Mtentu Bridge is a multi span box girder bridge, currently under construction, spanning the Mtentu River, near Lundini in the Eastern Cape of South Africa. Mkapa. Weeks to Minutes: North African freelancers and businesses can now receive international payments in under two hours, bypassing the legacy 21-day SWIFT settlement cycle. The End of Hidden Fees: The partnership eliminates the "Triple Extraction"—platform commissions, high FX fees, and black-market. Bridges, a testament to human ingenuity, are some of the most important components of modern infrastructure. With the help of novel designs, materials, and concepts, humans have been able to create all kinds of bridges, and longer bridges have been built over the years. Called the Medusa Submarine Cable System, it spans 8,760 kilometres along the. The Medusa Submarine Cable System is a critical investment in the region's digital future, especially at a time when demand for data and bandwidth is accelerating across Africa and the Mediterranean basin. On July 28, Nokia announced it will provide the technology backbone for the Medusa Submarine.