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18 Feb 2025

NBA Africa, Safaricom partner to empower youths

The M-PESA Jr. NBA initiative will offer basketball development and financial literacy training to over 10,000 boys and girls in Kenya.
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26 Aug 2024

iColo expands renewable energy footprint in Kenya

The data centre operator has added over 650 kilowatts (kW) of new solar installations across its two data centre campuses in Nairobi and Mombasa.
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3 May 2024

Floods in Kenya cause power and internet outages

NetBlocks reported that its metrics revealed a severe disruption in internet service across much of Kenya, with countrywide connectivity down to 56% of normal levels.
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26 Apr 2024

US supports increased fibre, 5G connectivity in Kenya

The US is funding a study to address Kenya’s internet affordability gap through the development of new fibre optic and 5G infrastructure.
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15 Mar 2024

Angola turns to SACS cable to minimise internet interruptions

The SACS cable system connects Angola directly to Brazil and from there to the United States and Europe.
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14 Mar 2024

South, East, West Africa suffer massive internet disruptions

Multiple service providers have confirmed disruptions and say they are working towards continuity of services.
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8 Mar 2024

Red Sea cable outages will take at least 8 weeks to solve

SEACOM said that, as part of the regulatory procedure, it must get permits and then its repair partner needs to travel to, and operate in, the troubled region.
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26 Feb 2024

SEACOM suffers outage between Kenya, Egypt

The company says initial assessments suggest that the disruption to the subsea cable occurred within the vicinity of the Red Sea, and other cables in the area appear to have also been impacted.
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18 Apr 2018

Huawei: Smart technologies and safety are not mutually exclusive

Safety should serve as a foundation for all smart city projects according to speakers at South Africa Eco Connect 2018.
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16 Mar 2017

Uber raises prices in Kenya by 20%

Decision on pricing is data-driven, with consideration of local conditions, according to the digital taxi-hailing service.
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14 Oct 2016

ICT collaboration adds layer of safety to Nairobi, Mombasa

Law enforcement officials attribute 46% drop in crime levels between 2014 and 2015 to a public safety project spearheaded by Huawei.