Search

Paratus connects Kenya to DRC in East Africa fiber expansion push

Ethernet router. Photo @ Brett Jordan on Unsplash
Ethernet router. Photo @ Brett Jordan on Unsplash
  • 2,000km fiber route links Mombasa to Goma
  • Connects landlocked markets to global cables

 

NAIROBI, KENYA – Pan-African telecommunications provider Paratus Group has activated a 2,000-kilometre fiber-optic corridor linking Kenya’s port city of Mombasa to Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The protected terrestrial route runs through Nairobi, Kampala and Kigali, directly interconnecting major data centres in Kenya, Uganda and Rwanda before reaching eastern Congo. Company officials said the network is already live and carrying traffic for wholesale customers, including telecommunications carriers, internet service providers and enterprise clients operating across the region.

Recent Business

Ethernet router. Photo @ Brett Jordan on Unsplash
Paratus connects Kenya to DRC in East Africa fiber expansion push
Read More »
Fishermen in Senegal busy at shore. Photo by Thomas de LUZE @ Unsplash
Senegal secures $748mn ITFC trade finance amid debt sustainability concerns
Read More »
An oil worker on the field. Photo by Chintya Akemi Keirayuki @ Unsplash
Nigeria’s state oil firm NNPCL posts $4.2bn profit for 2025
Read More »

Recent Politics

Kenya's ODM split over age, factions and 2027 political strategy. Photo @ The ODM Party/Facebook
Kenya’s ODM in turmoil: Sifuna ouster exposes rift over Ruto alliance
Read More »
Burundi’s President Évariste Ndayishimiye. Photo: Présidence - République du Burundi/Facebook
African Union elects Burundi’s Ndayishimiye as 2026 chair
Read More »
Herdsmen in Ethiopia. Photo by Hanna Grace @ Unsplash
Ethiopia accuses Eritrea of territorial occupation, demands troop withdrawal
Read More »

Latest Posts

Latest news insights