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Kenya’s LuLu Cable Plan Could Turn the Coast Into a Digital Corridor
The planned LuLu Coastal Cable System could diversify Kenya's connectivity beyond Mombasa and anchor a new digital corridor from Mombasa to Lamu.
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DFC’s $155 Million WIOCC Bet Turns Africa’s Digital Backbone Into Strategic Terrain
The US development-finance agency has approved up to $155 million for WIOCC, its largest digital investment. The capital could deepen Africa's data infrastructure, but it also makes network ownership a sharper geopolitical question.
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Airtel Africa’s $1.1 Billion Network Plan Exposes the Power Problem Behind Digital Growth
Airtel Africa plans about $1.1 billion in network investment across its 14 markets, but CEO Sunil Taldar says electricity shortages and vandalism remain major constraints.
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