Features terrestrial path to Kenya

Part of $1 billion investment in East African country

Could boost connectivity in rural areas

Follows recent expansion into Djibouti

Money to fund tower and fiber build-out; repayments tied to women in leadership goals

Will be located in Gabon, Cote d'Ivoire, and Togo

Project includes 600km fiber optic cable

Company partners with Ares, CDQP, and Schroders

Facility will span 50,000 sq ft

Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, and Uganda have all been impacted

Hiring an acquisitions manager to scout potential locations

Details of the project are scarce

Leaves just one cable still to be fixed in the region

No one has claimed responsibility for the tragedy

Route will replace SAFE cable

Inaugurated by President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi

Follows a few years after the two launched Orange Business Cloud in the country

The deal was confirmed last month

And Uminers breaks ground on Ethiopian data center

Company lost 3.5 out of four redundancy routes

Lengthy outages have been common in South Africa in recent years

ADC’s CPT1 facility will be the first to receive power

Remaining three cables due to be fixed by early May

First phase to be completed in July 2024