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John Tanui (centre), Kenya's ICT and Digital Economy Principle Secretary at the NBO by Digital Realty opening ceremony in Nairobi on September 7.

Digital Realty opened its NBO2 facility in Nairobi and is rebranding iColo, adding 6.4MW of capacity as Kenya positions itself as an East African cloud hub.

Tim Humphreys3 min read

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Kenya

Kenya wants a licence built specifically for data centres, and operators have 30 days to weigh in

The Communications Authority of Kenya has opened a 30-day consultation on a standalone data centre licence, moving operators out of a broader telecoms category.

Tim Humphreys3 min read

Workers haul part of a fibre optic cable onto the shore of the Kenyan port city of Mombasa on June 12, 2009

MAMBO Explains

Kenya Uganda

A 2,000km fibre route now connects Mombasa to the DRC, and Paratus wants East Africa to notice

Paratus Group is highlighting its live 2,000km G2M fibre route linking Mombasa to Goma, DRC, alongside new satellite services, at ITW Africa 2026.

Tim Humphreys3 min read

Nairobi just got 6.4 more megawatts of data centre capacity, and iColo's name is disappearing

Kenya wants a licence built specifically for data centres, and operators have 30 days to weigh in

A 2,000km fibre route now connects Mombasa to the DRC, and Paratus wants East Africa to notice