Kenya leads ocean-to-ocean Africa's connectivity

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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