Last week, the Indian government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Zimbabwe on computer aided education for youths dubbed "the Hole in the Wall Project."  The Indian government will additionally help Zimbabwe with the establishment of three learning institutions in to mark the pilot phase of the project.

At the same time, a delegation from India is touring Africa to explore investment opportunities in the ICT sector.

In addition to investment in the African telecom market by India's Tata Communications, the Indian government has also heavily invested in the pan-African e-Network project, expected to cost more than US$1billion and help India increase its sale of telecom gear to Africa.

Tata has a presence in South Africa where the company owns 56 percent stake in South Africa's fixed line operator Neotel. It also plans more investments in East and West Africa. Tata also has also set up a point of presence (POP) in Nairobi, to traffic to other African countries without looping through London.

India's investment in Africa's telecom sector has mainly been concentrated in Southern and East Africa, but now the country is casting its net wider to include the West African region.