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Microsoft is setting up US $100 Development Centres in Nairobi and Lagos
Microsoft has launched its 7th global US $100 million Development Centre in Africa with a site in Nairobi, Kenya as…
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Tapping into Africa’s Fastest Growing Markets through the Power of Data
As competition for lucrative business opportunities becomes even fiercer in regions like Europe and North America, Africa is attracting more…
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East Africa Data Centre featured in the latest issue of African Business Review
As the first and most connected data centre space in East Africa, East Africa Data Centre (EADC) faces the challenge…
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EADC Launches new Power Plant to push it up the ‘green’ ladder as a green data center
The East Africa Data Centre (EADC) has launched a new dedicated $5m Kenya Power substation in Nairobi. This new station…
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Telecom operators will have to find better, smarter ways to serve a data-hungry population throughout Africa
Coupled to this, cellular phones are now even more accessible to the general population than they ever have been,…
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Kenya’s fixed internet market grows 32% as fibre, wireless and satellite expand
Kenya’s fixed internet market reached 2.84 million connections in the year to June 2026, giving the country a much larger…
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GSMA warns of AI divide as 3.4 billion remain offline
The GSMA has warned that the world risks a new divide between AI “haves” and “have-nots” unless urgent action is…
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Nigeria links cloud governance with digital infrastructure investment
Nigeria is moving to accelerate cloud adoption and investment in digital infrastructure through a new policy package introduced by the…
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Kenya’s REIT market has evolved since 2015, but its regulatory framework may need to catch up
Kenya’s Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) market is facing calls for regulatory reform as industry participants argue that the framework…
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Vodacom, Fast Fibre push for wider East Africa digital reach
Vodacom Tanzania and Fast Fibre executives have called for closer regional coordination on regulation, tax and infrastructure investment to accelerate…
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Kenya coast gets first fully protected submarine cable system as LuLu launches
A coalition of infrastructure and investment firms has unveiled the LuLu Coastal Cable System, the first fully protected submarine cable…
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Paratus expands East Africa connectivity ahead of ITW Africa
Pan-African telecommunications provider Paratus Group is expanding its East Africa footprint through new fibre infrastructure, satellite services and cross-border network…
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HPE and Oracle expand AI networking collaboration
Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has expanded its collaboration with Oracle to support the growth of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) AI…
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AWS Saudi Arabia cloud region to launch in December as the Kingdom accelerates its AI ambitions
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is on track to launch its first cloud infrastructure region in Saudi Arabia in December 2026,…
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Airtel Africa’s $1.1 billion investment signals a bigger bet on Africa’s digital infrastructure
Airtel Africa plans to invest approximately $1.1 billion across its 14 African markets as the telecommunications company expands network coverage,…
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WIOCC secures $300m from AFC, Vision Invest for Africa digital push
Africa’s carrier-neutral digital infrastructure platform WIOCC Group has signed a Shareholder Subscription Agreement with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Vision…
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Joel Busienei brings experience from Kenya’s biggest banks to Dubai Islamic Bank’s technology leadership
Banking technology executive Joel K. Busienei has joined Dubai Islamic Bank (DIB) as Head of IT, taking responsibility for the…
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Starlink comes within 17 subscribers of Zimbabwe’s fibre market
Starlink has come remarkably close to catching fibre in Zimbabwe, less than two years after satellite broadband arrived in the…
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Kenya’s electricity reserve margin falls sharply, raising rationing concerns
Kenya electricity rationing risk is rising as the gap between available generation and peak demand narrows, leaving the country with…
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MTN wants banking licences as Africa’s telecoms and banks converge around your money
MTN is considering becoming a bank in some of its biggest African markets, a move that could take the telecom…
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A new Mac mini may be coming as Apple responds to rising demand for hardware built around local AI
Apple could launch a new Mac mini within days, potentially before its expected September iPhone event, according to a new…
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Raxio names Dennis Kahindi Uganda GM as enterprise demand for local hosting rises
Raxio Group has named technology and telecommunications executive Dennis Kahindi as its General Manager for Uganda, as demand for data…
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Airtel Kenya secures 25-year licence as long regulatory journey ends
Airtel Kenya has secured a 25-year operating licence from the Communications Authority of Kenya (CA), concluding a prolonged licensing process…
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Two new undersea fibre optic cables will expand Kenya’s international internet capacity before 2027
Kenya undersea fibre optic cables are set to expand again before 2027, strengthening the country’s position as one of Africa’s…
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Bharti Airtel expands its Africa footprint after a strong start to FY27
Bharti Airtel revenue climbed 18.4% in the first quarter of FY27 as the telecom group continued to draw momentum from…
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Paratus Appoints Neill Nortje as Zambia Country Manager to Drive Enterprise Growth
Paratus has assigned Neill Nortje as its new Country Manager for Zambia, strengthening its leadership team as demand for enterprise…
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Kenya’s Competition Watchdog Is Preparing for the Age of AI Markets
Kenya is preparing for a new era of AI competition regulation as the Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) responds to…
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Why Africa’s Digital Infrastructure Debate Is Moving Beyond Connectivity
A new policy paper from Economic Research Southern Africa makes an argument that deserves a wider African audience than the South African…
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Cassava Gets Africa’s First Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Metro Designation
Cassava Technologies has been designated a Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Metro peering location in Johannesburg through its business unit, Africa Data…
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Konza Technopolis Is Becoming Kenya’s Digital Infrastructure Hub
A decade ago, Konza Technopolis was largely judged by construction milestones. Questions centred on roads, utilities and whether Kenya’s flagship…
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Ethio Telecom, China’s Inspur in Talks Over Digital Infrastructure Deal
Ethio Telecom is preparing to establish a strategic partnership with Chinese technology company Inspur Software Technology. The proposed deal is…
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EBRD Extends €270m Financing to Yas for Kenya, Senegal Network Expansion
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a senior loan of up to €270 million to pan-African…
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Kenya’s Economy Is Moving Forward, Though New Risks Are Closing In
Kenya entered the second half of 2026 with encouraging economic data that suggests activity is gaining momentum. Still, fresh warnings…
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Beyond the Cloud is Also Beyond the Campus
Why Africa’s AI future is distributed – and needs a wholesale layer to scale The global AI conversation has quietly…
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The SpaceXAI Rebrand Was Expected. What It Means Is More Interesting
The SpaceXAI rebrand is now official, bringing the xAI name to an end months after SpaceX acquired the artificial intelligence…
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EACO Partnership Gives Fresh Momentum to Smart Africa’s Digital Agenda
The East African Communications Organization (EACO) and the Smart Africa Secretariat have entered into a strategic partnership aimed at accelerating…
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Germany Expands Kenya Partnership Around Digital Growth and Clean Energy
Germany’s Sh7.8 billion commitment to Kenya extends beyond development assistance. The three-year cooperation package brings together digital transformation, renewable energy,…
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Starlink’s Kenya Growth Story Is Running Into a Capacity Problem
For much of the past two years, the story of Starlink in Kenya was straightforward. Subscriber numbers climbed rapidly, satellite…
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Seacom Nairobi-Kampala Route Adds 30Tbps Growth Capacity
Seacom has launched a new Nairobi-Kampala route, adding a high-capacity terrestrial connection between Kenya and Uganda as demand for digital…
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New Isinya–Konza Transmission Line Strengthens Konza Technopolis
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO) has switched the Isinya–Konza transmission line and the Konza substation, marking a significant step in…
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Kenya Secures New EU Support for Digital Infrastructure and Regional Connectivity
Kenya’s latest agreements with the European Union place digital infrastructure, data governance and services trade at the centre of the…
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Tanzania, The New Frontrunner In The Race For Critical Minerals
The electric vehicles filling our cities and the vast data centres powering the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution share one thing…
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East Africa’s AI Infrastructure Push Takes Centre Stage at GITEX Kenya
Kenya’s first Oracle Cloud Infrastructure region will be hosted in Nairobi, iXAfrica Data Centres confirmed on Wednesday, in the headline…
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DRC Adds Second ACIX Site as Local Internet Routing Push Grows
Internet traffic inside the Democratic Republic of the Congo will now move through multiple exchange locations in Kinshasa after the…
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Proparco Commits €300 Million to Back AXIAN’s Digital and Clean Energy Push Across Africa
French development finance institution Proparco has announced a EUR 300 million financing commitment to support AXIAN Group’s digital and energy…
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New Alliance Between Amini, Foxconn, and Bull Aims to Reshape Sovereign AI in Developing Economies
Amini has announced a strategic partnership with Foxconn and Bull aimed at expanding sovereign AI infrastructure across Africa and the…
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Africa’s AI Ambitions Are Starting to Look Like an Infrastructure Strategy
African governments are beginning to frame artificial intelligence, connectivity and digital infrastructure less as isolated technology sectors and more as…
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Nairobi Hosts East Africa’s First GITEX AI Summit
Nairobi will host the first East African edition of GITEX next week as Kenya intensifies efforts to position itself as…
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Airtel Africa Sees Profit Surge While Mobile Money Listing Plans Return to Focus
Airtel Africa ended its latest financial year with revenue rising 29.5% to $6.42 billion, as higher data consumption, expanding mobile…
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Kenya’s Planned Microsoft-G42 Facility Faces Delays Over Grid Capacity
Kenya has suspended plans for a proposed $1 billion data centre backed by Microsoft and Abu Dhabi-based G42 after officials…
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Microsoft Adds $329M to South Africa Cloud and AI Buildout
Microsoft has committed $329 million to expand its cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence capacity in South Africa, reinforcing the country’s…
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Algiers Declaration Puts African Telecommunications Sovereignty at the Centre of Connectivity Plans
African ICT ministers have adopted the Algiers Declaration on African Telecommunications Sovereignty (2026–2030) at the Global Africa Tech Summit held…
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Government Pushes Inclusive, Local-Language AI at Safaricom Decode 4.0
The Kenyan government is pushing to make artificial intelligence accessible to all citizens regardless of location or language, with Steve…
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Inside Kenya’s AI and Connectivity Plans as Global Partners Move In
There is a number that keeps surfacing in Nairobi’s tech policy circles. $5 billion. It is the price tag attached…
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WaveX Becomes First Reseller Partner at LINX Internet Exchanges Kenya Sites
Kenyan internet service provider WaveX has been announced as the first official reseller partner at both LINX Nairobi and LINX…
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Treasury Backs Sh2bn Konza Facility as Tax Authority Expands Its Digital Backbone
The KRA data recovery site at Konza Technopolis is a Sh2bn public investment approved in Kenya’s supplementary budget for the…
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Amazon’s Kuiper Eyes Kenya as Satellite Internet Race Widens
Kenya’s internet infrastructure has long been described through cables and towers. Fibre routes snake out of coastal landing stations. Mobile…
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The African Union Walks Into the AI Arena With Google at Its Side
When the African Union Commission signed its strategic partnership with Google to expand artificial intelligence across public administration, education and…
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Kenya’s Technology Growth Faces A Constraint In The Race For Computing Power
Artificial intelligence often enters public conversation as software. Chatbots, automated tools, prediction engines. The visible layer. What receives less attention…
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Konza’s Digital Ambition Has Reached the Point Where Treasury Steps Back
The plan to expand the Konza Data Centre has moved forward through Treasury’s PPP process with little public attention, shaped…
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Mark Mwaniki | Why 2026 Could Be a Breakout Year for Digital Trade in East Africa
For more than a decade, East Africa has been viewed as a region of unrealised potential, a future hub for…
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New Appointments
Dan Kwach joins Madagascar based STELLARIX as Deputy CEO
In a significant move that signals a strategic shift in the African data center landscape, veteran technology leader Dan Kwach…
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Why Africa’s Next Phase of Connectivity Depends on More Than Coverage Maps
For more than a century, Africa’s communications networks have been built in uneven bursts. Lines arrived in ports before hinterlands.…
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Mobile money built Africa’s digital promise, now the networks behind it are under real pressure
Across much of Africa, telecom networks have stopped being background utilities. They sit in the foreground of daily economic life,…
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Inside Meta’s all-in AI gamble as Zuckerberg rebuilds the company at full speed
Mark Zuckerberg has always had a habit of deciding, abruptly and absolutely, that a single idea will carry his company…
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CLOUD
Erkan Satik | Accelerated entry: How East Africa leapfrogged into the cloud age
East Africa has quickly become one of the most dynamic regions for cloud computing. By 2025, around 70–77% of enterprises…
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Kenya’s tech leap 2025: AI, diplomacy and infrastructure transforming the industry
There is a good reason Kenya is recognised as the Silicon Savannah of Africa. It’s a befitting nickname for a…
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Cassava and Entanglement Partner to Advance AI and Cybersecurity in Africa and Middle East
Cassava Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with U.S-based Entanglement, Inc. to accelerate the deployment of advanced digital…
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Medusa Cable Reaches Tunisia, Marking First African Landing in Major Europe-Africa Network
The Medusa submarine cable has reached African shores for the first time, landing in the Tunisian port city of Bizerte…
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CIO100 Awards and Symposium 2025 Set to Convene Africa’s Top Technology Leaders in Naivasha
The 17th edition of the CIO100 Awards & Symposium, one of Africa’s most influential technology gatherings, is set to take…
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Kenya’s Economy Now Runs In The Cloud, And Safaricom Is Building The Frame
Kenya’s economy has become quietly dependent on cloud computing. The process of invoice transmission and online lesson assessment by teachers…
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Why Leaders Are Pushing for an African AI Agency Before the Window Closes
Last week’s Lomé Peace and Security Forum did what these gatherings sometimes fail to do: it turned murmur into momentum.…
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Interviews
[Interview] George Mudhune on Strategy, Growth and Renewable Energy Access in Africa
Africa’s business and energy sectors are entering a period of rapid transformation, where innovation and sustainability must go hand in…
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Cassava Technologies to Launch Five AI Factories Across Africa in 12 Months
Cassava Technologies is betting big on Africa’s digital future. The pan-African tech group, founded by Strive Masiyiwa, has unveiled plans…
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Airtel Africa Partners With Xtelify to Roll Out AI-Driven Telecom Platform Across 14 Markets
Airtel Africa has entered into a multi-year, multi-million dollar strategic partnership with Xtelify, the digital arm of Airtel India and…
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Vertiv to Acquire Custom Rack Solutions Manufacturer Great Lakes for $200m
Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure, has announced that it has agreed to acquire the Great Lakes Data…
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Huawei Kenya Cloud Summit 2025 Scheduled for This Friday
Tech giant Huawei is gearing up to host its flagship Cloud Summit event in Nairobi, Kenya, on May 15, 2025. …
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How Kenya Is Emerging as a Global Leader in AI Adoption
Kenya has emerged as a leading nation in Artificial Intelligence (AI) adoption, ranking third in the world according to the…
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WIOCC and iColo Partner to Drive ISP Growth in Kenya
Connectivity provider WIOCC has joined forces with carrier-neutral data centre provider iColo to accelerate the growth of Internet Service Providers…
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Kenya Poised to Lead AI in Africa, Says Amb. Suquet Ahead of AI Summit
French Ambassador to Kenya Arnaud Suquet has said that Kenya has the potential to take up the leading role in…
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Cassava Tech Secures $90M Equity, Restructures Operations
Cassava Technologies, Africa’s digital infrastructure and services provider, has announced a $90 million equity investment round, with participation from the…
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Exclusive Networks Africa Named Supermicro Regional Distributor
Supermicro Inc., a leader in application-optimised total IT, has announced the appointment of Exclusive Networks Africa as its distributor for…
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LINX adds Mombasa to its global network map
The London Internet Exchange (LINX) is expanding its interconnection service provision in Kenya, adding LINX Mombasa to its global network…
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e& partners with WIOCC to drive telco and hyperscaler growth in Africa
Global technology group, e& has entered into a strategic partnership with WIOCC to boost the growth of the hyperscaler ecosystem…
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NAPAfrica traffic surges to 4.5Tbps
NAPAfrica, Africa’s leading Internet Exchange Point (IXP), has reached a significant milestone, driving 4.5Tbps of traffic as its peering community…
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Internet infrastructure provider WIOCC Group launches in Kenya
West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC) Group, the provider of digital infrastructure solutions and managed network services has expanded its…
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Alex Okosi: How AI is accelerating Africa’s pursuit of the Sustainable Development Goals
With Unstoppable Africa 2024, the Global Africa Business Initiative’s (GABI) flagship event holding this week, there is no better time…
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Kenya Pipeline and Syokinet activate 1.6 Tbps capacity on new fibre line
The Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) has partnered with Syokinet Solutions, an Internet Service Provider (ISP), to activate a data capacity…
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Vertiv seeks to partner with Kenyan telcos to address AI Challenges
Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions says it’s ready to work with Kenyan telco and…
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CYBER SECURITY
Hacktivist group Anonymous sends warnings to Kenyan government to allow citizen protests
Kenyan businesses and institutions are on tenterhooks as global hacktivist group Anonymous sent warning salvos to the country’s government to…
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Liquid C2, Google Bring Google’s Cloud and Security Technologies to Africa Businesses with New Partnership
Liquid C2 has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for a strategic partnership with Google Cloud in Africa. This collaboration…
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Safaricom seeks government support to protect telecoms infrastructure from vandalism
Safaricom CEO Peter Ndegwa has asked for the government’s support to classify telecommunications infrastructure as critical infrastructure. This comes in…
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TechCabal’s Inaugural Moonshot Conference brings Africa’s tech ecosystem to Lagos, Nigeria
African tech leaders and investors are set to gather in Lagos, Nigeria this October for TechCabal’s inaugural Moonshot Conference. They…
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Safaricom targets local enterprises with new cloud services
Kenya’s leading telco Safaricom on Wednesday launched in-country cloud computing platform and services targeting local businesses. The new cloud services, hosted…
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Liquid rolls out 1000km of fibre network connecting Kenya and Ethiopia
Liquid Intelligent Technologies (Liquid) is rolling two new terrestrial routes connecting Kenya to Ethiopia and Zambia to Malawi. Spanning over…
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Sudhir Juggernath appointed CEO of TelCables South Africa
Angola Cables has announced the appointment of Sudhir Juggernath as CEO of TelCables South Africa. Sudhir will be responsible for…
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Vertiv opens new office and customer showroom in Nigeria
Vertiv has today announced the opening of a new office and Customer Showroom in Lagos, Nigeria. The Lagos office is…
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Police arrest two suspects for vandalising Safaricom fibre cables
Two suspects have been arrested for vandalizing overhead Safaricom fibre cables running along Kenya Power lines. The suspects were arrested…
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Hillary Namunyu: How nongreen companies can apply ClimaTech solutions
This year has seen green-focused startups in Africa get more VC funding compared to other years as the world works towards reducing…
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Vertiv hosts first ever end user event in Rwanda
Vertiv recently hosted an end-user event in Rwanda in collaboration with PCTL Automation, a leading provider of industrial automation and…
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Vertiv opens its African Head Office in South Africa
Vertiv, the global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions on Monday officially opened its African head office and…
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