Pushing boundaries: Africa-Europe subsea link

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Scientists who have for four decades contemplated building a subsea tunnel to link Africa and Europe have finally been tasked with investigating the seabed.

An agreement authorises and defines a new marine research campaign focused on the Camarinal Sill, one of the most technically challenging sections of the route.

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