Nigeria and Kenya will both get their own versions of the MSN website

May 13, 2013 21:31 GMT  ·  By

Howzit MSN, the South African version of the popular MSN portal, will soon introduce two new versions specifically aimed at the Nigerian and the Kenyan markets.

According to a report by MediaUpdate, the new versions will deliver news that are tailored to address local users and will include content such as entertainment, sports and lifestyle.

“There is a growing hunger for localised content across Africa as undersea cables, mobile broadband and falling Internet access costs bring more people online. We aim to address this need with the same formula of locally relevant, easy to digest content that we offer our audience in South Africa,” Marcus Stephens, GM of Howzit MSN, was quoted as saying.

The two new versions will launch on July 1, with several other African versions planned to be released before year end.