Raxio Group has secured more than $380 million in committed capital to accelerate the expansion of its African data center platform, including a planned 6MW facility in Tanzania.
The company said contracted capacity increased sixfold during the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, driven by rising demand from cloud providers, enterprises and artificial intelligence workloads. Existing shareholders Roha and Meridiam increased their equity commitments by $30 million, lifting total committed capital from about $350 million.
The financing package includes a $100 million facility secured from the International Finance Corporation in 2025, as well as debt funding from Proparco and the Emerging Africa & Asia Infrastructure Fund.
As part of its expansion, Raxio plans to develop TZ1, a carrier-neutral data center on the outskirts of Dar es Salaam. The facility will provide 6MW of capacity across approximately 4,000 square meters of white space and is expected to begin operations in 2026.
Raxio currently operates data centers in Uganda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Côte d’Ivoire and Angola. Its facilities are designed as Tier III-certified colocation sites, providing customers with access to multiple carriers, fiber providers and digital infrastructure partners.
The company said customer requirements are becoming significantly larger, with a growing pipeline of projects requiring 10MW or more. It is also increasing rack densities to support high-performance computing, cloud platforms and emerging AI workloads.
“Demand for high-quality data center infrastructure continues to accelerate across Africa, driven by rapid digital adoption, cloud migration and the emergence of significant AI workloads,” said Robert Skjødt, Chief Executive Officer of Raxio Group.
“As we enter the next phase of growth, this additional capital strengthens our ability to capture these opportunities and continue delivering world-class, carrier-neutral infrastructure for our customers.”
Skjødt said the investment would allow Raxio to expand capacity across its existing platform while advancing a new generation of facilities.
“We are seeing customer requirements evolve rapidly, with a growing number of opportunities requiring deployments of 10MW and above, alongside higher rack densities to support AI and cloud workloads,” he said.
Raxio’s shareholders said the additional investment reflected confidence in the company’s growth strategy and the long-term potential of Africa’s digital infrastructure market.
“Raxio has built a unique platform that is positioned to take the lead in serving some of Africa’s fastest-growing digital markets,” said Brooks Washington, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Roha.
Mete Saracoglu, Chief Operating Officer for Africa at Meridiam, said Raxio had established a strong platform with significant potential for further expansion as market demand continues to evolve.
Raxio said its growth strategy would depend on close collaboration with utilities, carriers, fiber providers, governments, cloud companies and enterprise customers to secure reliable power, deepen connectivity and anticipate future demand.
The Tanzania project and expanded capital commitment position Raxio to increase capacity in underserved markets as cloud adoption, data localization and AI infrastructure demand accelerate across Africa.
