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How Djibouti became region's internet hub

Fiber optic cable

A worker lays a fiber optic cable.

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By  Dominic Omondi

Business Reporter in Nairobi, Kenya

Nation Media Group

Djibouti's status as the only country in Africa where China has an overseas military base appears to have brought other benefits.

Massive Chinese ICT investment in Djibouti has helped the country become the region's digital hub, overtaking economic powerhouses Ethiopia and Kenya.

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