East Africa

In response to the increasing demand for Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) services in Africa, Oracle is preparing to establish a public cloud region in Nairobi, Kenya, as part of its global cloud infrastructure initiative. Leading a delegation, Scott Twaddle, Oracle’s Senior Vice President overseeing OCI Product and Industries, met with H.E William Ruto, the President […]

Nokia has successfully implemented its AVA Energy Efficiency software for Safaricom Kenya, aiming to enhance the operator’s energy savings across its 5G, 4G, and 3G networks. The deployment, encompassing approximately 30,000 cells, is anticipated to result in planned energy cost reductions of 8-10%. This initiative follows a successful pilot program with Safaricom. Utilizing artificial intelligence […]

Addis Ababa – The Ministry of Labor and Skills has unveiled a trio of digital solutions crafted to streamline labor market, enterprise, and competency assessment services. In collaboration with relevant government entities, the Ministry has brought forth Lucy E-commerce, COC system, and Bequ Apps, all locally developed and playing a significant role in advancing Ethiopia’s […]

Axiz, a renowned technology distributor with a stronghold in the African market, has unveiled a groundbreaking partnership with Veeam

Africa Data Centres is expanding its Sameer facility in Nairobi to accommodate up to 15MW of IT load; the facility will be constructed using the company's cutting-edge modular design.

Africa Data Centres is constructing its first data center in Kigali, Rwanda, with a capacity of 2MW. Construction will begin in the first quarter of 2023.

Africa Data Centres, a division of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, is pleased to announce the addition of 1MW of capacity to its Nairobi Data Centre facility. The construction began in mid-June and is expected to take 40 weeks to complete. It will be the region's first EDGE® certified data center.

Vertiv, a global provider of critical digital infrastructure and continuity solutions, announced the opening of its new office and state-of-the-art Customer Experience Center in Nairobi. With an increasing demand for high-efficiency critical infrastructure in East Africa, this centre supports Vertiv’s efforts in offering digital infrastructure solutions to local customers.

Tanzanian resellers that choose Westcon-Comstor as their primary distributor will be able to offer enterprise-grade IT software, security, networking, data center, and collaboration technologies from a variety of international suppliers. The Deliver Duty Paid (DPP) incoterm option will also be made available to these resellers by Westcon-Comstor.