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Kenya part of Facebook fibre cable network

Kenya is one of 16 countries in Africa to be included in a new undersea fibre cable network by Internet platform giant Facebook.

The undersea fibre cable will be built in partnership with China Mobile International, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, STC, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and the West Indian Ocean Cable Company (WIOCC).

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