WhatsApp Ads Arrive in Kenya for 25 Million Users

Meta has officially launched WhatsApp ads in Kenya, introducing advertisements within the Status and Channels sections of the app for its approximately 25 million Kenyan users. This development comes as Safaricom has outperformed Airtel across all mobile internet performance metrics in Kenya for the first time, according to nPerf's 2026 report, securing dominance in the local telecom market. Meanwhile, NTT DATA has achieved a significant networking milestone, becoming the first operator in Africa to establish active 400 Gbps peering at the Johannesburg Internet Exchange (JINX), enhancing internet infrastructure across the region.