The East African
Wednesday December 16 2020
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In the survey titled
Digital Intelligence Index, Kenya is followed by Rwanda and Tanzania. Together, the three countries are categorised as “Break Out” economies for evolving rapidly and their significant growth.
Growth in internet penetration, improved infrastructure and more young people who are digitally savvy are some of the factors that made Kenya and Rwanda more attractive to investors.
In March, for example, Kenya and Djibouti were connected through the Djibouti Africa Regional Express 1 (Dare1) cable submarine with 30 Terabit per second boosting connectivity in the Horn of Africa. This adds to other cables serving Kenya such as Seacom, East African Marine System (Teams), Eastern African Submarine Cable System (EASsy) and Lion2 systems.
PHL finishes in lower half of rankings for digital readiness
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