This manifesto was adopted at the African Union Summit in January 2014, effectively endorsing Smart Africa as a continental agenda. According to ITU data, 81% of all countries now have a NBP, at 159 countries in 2018, up from 156 in 2016 and 151 in 2015. For example, in Lebanon, the state-owned fixed-line telco, Ogero, has developed a network and Internet strategy.