Kenya
Infrastructure & Cloud
Orange’s 20,000km ‘Via Africa’ Cable and the Subsea Race Redrawing Africa’s Bandwidth Map
⚡ Key Takeaways Orange is leading Via Africa, a 20,000 km subsea cable announced May 12, 2026 in Nairobi that...
Digital Economy
Stablecoins Go Mainstream in African Payments: The DRC Pilot and a Regulatory Wave
Visa, M-PESA and Onafriq launched a DRC stablecoin pilot as Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria formalize rules — pulling stablecoins mainstream. What it means for Algeria.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Kenya’s “Bridge” to Faster Internet: Inside the Daraja Subsea Cable Meta and Safaricom Are Building
Meta and Safaricom are building the 4,108km Daraja cable linking Kenya to Oman, Safaricom's first international cable under its direct control.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Sovereign Cloud in Africa: Kenya, AfriCloud, and the Pan-Continental Strategy
⚡ Key Takeaways iXAfrica and Baobab Cloud launched Kenya’s first sovereign public cloud platform on May 22, 2026, hosted in...
Digital Economy
Africa’s Crypto Regulation Convergence: How New Rules Are Building Legitimate On-Ramps
⚡ Key Takeaways With South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria, and Mauritius all implementing crypto licensing frameworks, Africa now has ~8 countries...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Africa’s Data Centers Go Green: Solar PPAs and Geothermal Deals Reshape the Power Strategy
⚡ Key Takeaways Africa’s data center market is growing at 14.46% CAGR from $1.94 billion (2025) to $4.36 billion (2031),...
Policy & Regulation
Africa’s VASP Licensing Wave: How Five Countries Are Regulating Crypto in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Africa’s crypto adoption grew 52% as five major economies — Kenya (VASP Bill, Oct 2025), Nigeria (ISA...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Africa and the Middle East’s Data Center Colocation Market Is Racing Toward $11.1 Billion by 2030
⚡ Key Takeaways The Africa and Middle East data center colocation market will grow from $4.9B in 2026 to $11.1B...
Policy & Regulation
Kenya’s AI Bill 2026: Africa’s First Statutory AI Framework Takes Shape
Kenya's AI Bill 2026 creates an AI Commissioner, risk classes, KES 5M fines, and human-review rights. Inside the first comprehensive AI law in Africa.
Policy & Regulation
Africa’s Data Protection Revolution: 44 Countries, 38 Enforcement Authorities, Real Fines
⚡ Key Takeaways 44 African countries — 80% of AU member states — now have data protection legislation, with 38...
