Digital Divide Country Profile · Africa

Comoros

Closing the digital divide, expanding meaningful connectivity, and advancing digital education and workforce participation.

National digital inclusion context

A portfolio-based view of access, capability, and outcomes.

This profile organizes the initiatives directly connected to Comoros in the global research inventory. It follows the study's country-profile framework: national context, broadband infrastructure, inclusion practices, education and workforce connections, implementation actors, and intended contribution.

The documented portfolio emphasizes Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure, Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure, Mobile / Wireless Infrastructure, Fiber/Fiber Optic, Submarine Fiber-Optic Cable. The profile treats infrastructure, affordability, capability, institutions, support, and outcomes as an interconnected system.

Portfolio pattern

What the documented response contains.

Counts reflect source-workbook tags. One initiative may appear in multiple infrastructure or technology categories.

Infrastructure and access

Fiber / Fixed Broadband Infrastructure2
Last-Mile / Access Infrastructure2
Mobile / Wireless Infrastructure2
Submarine / International Cable Infrastructure2
Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure2

Specific technologies

Fiber/Fiber Optic2
Submarine Fiber-Optic Cable2
Data Center/Centre1

Intervention classification

Neither explicitly identified18
Infrastructure only4
Infrastructure and Specific Technology3

Education and workforce

Connectivity becomes consequential through participation.

9 initiatives explicitly connect to education, K–12, or college/university contexts, and 3 connect to workforce development. Other investments may enable these outcomes indirectly.

Access

Networks, service availability, devices, and connection quality.

Capability

Skills, confidence, accessibility, navigation, and support.

Participation

Education, work, health, government, and civic opportunity.

Sustainability

Governance, operations, maintenance, funding, and learning.

Project and initiative portfolio

25 documented records

Every directly tagged record is shown with details and supporting URLs preserved from the research workbook.

Community digital access

Community Association Internet Connectivity Subsidy

Implemented / programme · Community associations

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Status / periodImplemented / programmeLocationCommunity associationsPopulationResidents without reliable household accessOrganizationsGovernment of Comoros; World Bank

Uses community organisations as shared access points for broadband.

Activities and approach: Subsidized connectivity

International submarine connectivity

Comoros–Mayotte Submarine Cable

Implemented · Comoros–Mayotte

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Status / periodImplementedLocationComoros–MayottePopulationNational Internet users and operatorsOrganizationsGovernment of Comoros; World Bank; regional operators

Adds a second international route and increases capacity/redundancy.

Activities and approach: Submarine fiber cable

Submarine / International Cable InfrastructureFiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureFiber/Fiber OpticSubmarine Fiber-Optic Cable

Digital skills / employment

D-CLIC digital-jobs training program

Launched June 2025 · Moroni / national reach

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Status / periodLaunched June 2025LocationMoroni / national reachPopulationYouth, especially women and rural youthOrganizationsACTIC; OIF

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Digital marketing; web and mobile development

EducationWorkforce

Education digital public service

e-Bourse national online scholarship application portal

Implementation · Nationwide

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Status / periodImplementationLocationNationwidePopulationStudents seeking scholarshipsOrganizationsANADEN; Higher Education Ministry

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Online scholarship application

EducationCollege / university

Education digital services

e-Msomo digital school-report and student-tracking platform

Launched June 2025 / pilot · Pilot schools

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Status / periodLaunched June 2025 / pilotLocationPilot schoolsPopulationStudents, parents and teachersOrganizationsANADEN; Education Ministry; UNICEF

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Digital report cards; student tracking

EducationK–12

Digital business public service

e-Registre du commerce digital business-registration service

Operational · Nationwide

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Status / periodOperationalLocationNationwidePopulationEntrepreneurs and businessesOrganizationsANADEN; registration authorities

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Digital commercial register; business lifecycle management

Workforce

Digital learning resources

e-Shiyo national digital textbook library

Launched June 2025 · Nationwide

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Status / periodLaunched June 2025LocationNationwidePopulationStudents and teachersOrganizationsANADEN; Education Ministry; UNICEF

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: National digital library of validated textbooks

EducationK–12

Municipal broadband

Local Government Internet Connectivity Subsidy

Implemented / programme · Local governments

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Status / periodImplemented / programmeLocationLocal governmentsPopulationCitizens and local public servantsOrganizationsGovernment of Comoros; World Bank

Connects local administrations, improving access to digital public services outside the capital.

Activities and approach: Subsidized institutional Internet

International submarine cable

Mayotte–Comoros Submarine Cable Co-Financing

2013–ongoing/legacy · Comoros–Mayotte

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Status / period2013–ongoing/legacyLocationComoros–MayottePopulationNational Internet usersOrganizationsGovernment of Comoros; World Bank; IFC; Telma Comoros

Adds international capacity and lowers dependence on limited upstream connectivity.

Activities and approach: Submarine fiber

Submarine / International Cable InfrastructureFiber / Fixed Broadband InfrastructureFiber/Fiber OpticSubmarine Fiber-Optic Cable

National data center

National Public Administration Data Center

Launched May 2025 · Public administration

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Status / periodLaunched May 2025LocationPublic administrationPopulationGovernment agencies and service usersOrganizationsANADEN; Comores Câble; Government

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Secure hosting; centralization; backup; shared IT

Data Center / Cloud InfrastructureData Center/Centre

Digital tourism/public service

Online Visa / e-Visa System Development

Advisory/implementation · Border and tourism services

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Status / periodAdvisory/implementationLocationBorder and tourism servicesPopulationTravelers and tourism businessesOrganizationsGovernment of Comoros; World Bank

Moves visa services online, reducing geographic and administrative barriers.

Activities and approach: Online visa system

National digital transformation

PADEC – Digitalization Support Project for the Comorian Economy

Launched March 2025 / four-year · Nationwide

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Status / periodLaunched March 2025 / four-yearLocationNationwidePopulationGovernment, citizens and businessesOrganizationsGovernment; ANADEN; African Development Bank

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Digital infrastructure; platforms; institutional capacity

Telecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure

Integrated digital public services

Portail Unique du Citoyen – unified e-government gateway

Operational / expanding · Nationwide

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Status / periodOperational / expandingLocationNationwidePopulationCitizens and businessesOrganizationsANADEN; Government

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: Unified access to e-government platforms

Digital government

Public Administration Digitization Programme

Implemented / ongoing · Public administration

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Status / periodImplemented / ongoingLocationPublic administrationPopulationCitizens and public servantsOrganizationsGovernment of Comoros; World Bank

Digitizes government administration so improved connectivity produces accessible services.

Activities and approach: e-government systems

School broadband

School Internet Connectivity Subsidy

Implemented / programme · Schools

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Status / periodImplemented / programmeLocationSchoolsPopulationStudents and teachersOrganizationsGovernment of Comoros; World Bank

Subsidizes connectivity so schools can access online educational resources.

Activities and approach: Subsidized Internet services

Institutional / School Connectivity Infrastructure

EducationK–12

Telecom competition

Second Mobile Operator Licence – Telma Comores

Awarded 2015 / operational · Nationwide

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Status / periodAwarded 2015 / operationalLocationNationwidePopulationMobile and Internet usersOrganizationsANRTIC; Government of Comoros; Telma

Introduces infrastructure competition, improving coverage, prices and service quality.

Activities and approach: Second mobile/Internet licence

Telecom competition

Second Telecom License / Market Liberalization

2013–ongoing/legacy · Nationwide

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Status / period2013–ongoing/legacyLocationNationwidePopulationConsumers and businessesOrganizationsGovernment of Comoros; World Bank; IFC; Telma Comoros

Introduced competition that lowered prices and expanded coverage.

Activities and approach: Second mobile/Internet license

Gender digital inclusion

STEM and digital education program for girls and women

Launched February 2025 · Comoros

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Status / periodLaunched February 2025LocationComorosPopulationGirls and womenOrganizationsACTIC; Comor'Lab; Education Ministry

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: STEM awareness; digital education and career encouragement

EducationWorkforce

Community/public access

Subsidized Connectivity for Community Associations and Local Government

2013–ongoing/legacy · Community and local-government sites

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Status / period2013–ongoing/legacyLocationCommunity and local-government sitesPopulationResidents and local administrationsOrganizationsGovernment of Comoros; World Bank; IFC; Telma Comoros

Provides shared/institutional Internet access outside private household subscriptions.

Activities and approach: Institution/community broadband subsidies

Education broadband

Subsidized Connectivity for Schools and Universities

2013–ongoing/legacy · Schools and universities

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Status / period2013–ongoing/legacyLocationSchools and universitiesPopulationStudents and educatorsOrganizationsGovernment of Comoros; World Bank; IFC; Telma Comoros

Subsidizes institutional Internet to stimulate broadband demand and meaningful use.

Activities and approach: Institution Internet subsidy

EducationK–12College / university

Broadband enabling environment

Telecommunications Regulatory and Market Liberalization Reform

2013–ongoing legacy · Nationwide

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Status / period2013–ongoing legacyLocationNationwidePopulationConsumers and operatorsOrganizationsGovernment of Comoros; ANRTIC; World Bank/IFC

Strengthens regulation and competition to improve access, quality and affordability.

Activities and approach: Communications Act; regulatory reform; market liberalization

Mobile broadband expansion

Telma Comores Nationwide Network Expansion

Implemented / expanding · Nationwide islands

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Status / periodImplemented / expandingLocationNationwide islandsPopulationHouseholds and mobile usersOrganizationsTelma Comores; IFC

Expands mobile and Internet coverage beyond the incumbent network.

Activities and approach: Mobile broadband network

Mobile / Wireless InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access Infrastructure

Mobile broadband network

Telma Comoros Nationwide Network Expansion

2013–ongoing/legacy · Nationwide

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Status / period2013–ongoing/legacyLocationNationwidePopulationMobile and Internet usersOrganizationsGovernment of Comoros; World Bank; IFC; Telma Comoros

Private investment expanded national telecom infrastructure after market liberalization.

Activities and approach: Mobile broadband network

Mobile / Wireless InfrastructureLast-Mile / Access InfrastructureTelecommunications / Broadband Infrastructure

Digital literacy / civic participation

UNDP–USAID ICT and social-media training for 150 people

Implemented September 2024 · Program locations

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Status / periodImplemented September 2024LocationProgram locationsPopulation150 journalists, youth and womenOrganizationsUNDP; USAID; CNPA

Closes a documented access, affordability, skills, institutional-capacity, or meaningful-use gap.

Activities and approach: ICT; social media; civic education

Education

Higher-education broadband

University Internet Connectivity Subsidy

Implemented / programme · Universities

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Status / periodImplemented / programmeLocationUniversitiesPopulationStudents, faculty and researchersOrganizationsGovernment of Comoros; World Bank

Reduces the cost barrier to university Internet access.

Activities and approach: Subsidized Internet services

EducationCollege / university

Evidence boundary

Read the portfolio as a starting point, not a final verdict.

Project records document interventions and intended contributions; they do not alone prove nationwide coverage, causal impact, or durable closure.

Profiles will deepen as national statistics, policy documents, evaluations, and implementation evidence are incorporated. Source links allow inspection of underlying evidence.

Evidence and contextProfile Sources

These sources support the country-level demographic, geographic, and connectivity context. Sources tied to individual projects remain with their project records and are not repeated here.

Central Intelligence Agency. (n.d.). Comoros. The World Factbook. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/comoros/
International Telecommunication Union. (n.d.). ITU DataHub: Country ICT data. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://datahub.itu.int/
World Bank. (n.d.). Individuals using the Internet (% of population): Comoros. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IT.NET.USER.ZS?locations=KM
World Bank. (n.d.). Population, total: Comoros. World Development Indicators. Retrieved September 26, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SP.POP.TOTL?locations=KM

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