Kenya Halts 1B Microsoft Data Center as Power Shortfall Exposes Africa Infrastructure Gap
When President William Ruto announced in May 2024 that Kenya would host a $1 billion geothermal-powered data center backed by Microsoft and Abu Dhabi’s G42, the project was hailed as a symbol of East Africa’s emergence as a tech hub. Less than two years later, that vision has collapsed — not because of geopolitics or […]