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Kenya: Africa's Silicon Valley

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In just two years, Nairobi has become the African capital for new technology. While only 10 percent of Kenyans have access to the internet, 80 percent of Kenyan households own a mobile phone. The Kenyan government now plans to build its own Silicon Valley in the savannah, just 60 kilometres from the capital.

By Rayan HINDI / Stéphanie Brillant

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