Africa’s forgotten battleground in the US-China tech war
When it announced the deal in May 2024, Microsoft said the roll out of cloud-computing in East Africa through the Olkaria data center would improve prospects for its Azure products in the region. As part of the agreement, the Kenyan government — which already provides digital access to public services through its eCitizen platform — planned to move more operations to the cloud. G42 was brought in as a key partner.The problem: The companies have struggled to figure out what Microsoft’s cloud serv...
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