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Kenya to get two new undersea fibre optic cables in AI race

Undersea cables are the backbone of the global internet, carrying the bulk of international communications, including email, webpages and video calls.

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By  John Waweru

Data Journalist

Nation Media Group

Kenya is set to add two new undersea fibre optic cables before 2027 in Africa’s race for more bandwidth and high-speed internet amid the AI push.

The first is a 4,108-kilometre subsea fibre-optic cable running from Oman to Mombasa under a partnership between US tech giant Facebook and Safaricom, according to TeleGeography, a telecom research and analysis consultancy.

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