United States consul general, Will Stevens, joined representatives from leading American tech companies, Nigerian technology and business leaders for the official opening of the Digital Expert Academy in Lagos
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Vodacom lands 2Africa subsea cable in South Africa
Transformative 2Africa subsea cable has landed at the Vodacom facility in Gqeberha (South Africas Eastern Cape), to provide a gateway to direct international connectivity for faster, more reliable Internet services in the country
Africa Data Centres breaks ground on new Sameer facility in Nairobi
Africa Data Centres has broken ground on its new facility in Nairobi, the new build will expand its existing data centre by up to 15MW of IT load
Nokia and UNICEF partner to bridge the digital divide in Senegal
Nokia has announced a new collaboration with UNICEF to bridge the digital divide by helping to improve digital education and training in schools in select parts of Senegal, West Africa
Zayo connects global internet hubs of Paris and Marseille
Zayo Group Holdings, Inc., a leading global communications infrastructure platform, has announced the deployment of a new 400G enabled route connecting Paris and Marseille–including first-in-market network hardening of this critical route leveraging next- generation fiber technologies–to provide enterprises with an easier and more secure way to transport rapidly increasing high-bandwidth traffic from these top-ten global internet hubs