IBM Opens First Lab in Africa to Push Growth on Continent
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International Business Machines Corp., the world’s biggest computer-services provider, opened a research lab in Nairobi, its first in Africa, as part of an expansion to gain customers in the continent.
IBM, based in Armonk, New York, said today in a statement that it’s setting up the unit to work with the Kenyan government on developing local solutions for water shortages and traffic congestion. The move also adds to its on-the-ground expertise to help sell products and services to companies and governments across the continent, Uyi Stewart, a researcher for IBM in New York, who worked on the deal, said in an interview.