SmartScale trains entrepreneurs in Ghana and Nigeria to turn artificial intelligence into business tools

As artificial intelligence continues to dominate global technology conversations, a new initiative is helping African entrepreneurs move beyond awareness to real-world application. The Pitch Hub, a Ghana-based, West African-focused entrepreneurship…

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Bankable or not?  Bringing long-term capital to Africa’s digital buildout.

Africa’s digital transformation won’t be decided by technology alone but by the availability of long-term, patient capital to fund fiber, data centers, and cloud infrastructure. That was the message from the…

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Africa’s Data Center Boom: experts call for ecosystem maturity and local interconnection.

At the Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum (AfPIF 2025) held in Lagos, Nigeria, a high-level panel of digital infrastructure leaders explored the continent’s evolving data center landscape, unpacking the drivers…

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Neutral, open, connected: Equinix’s play to anchor West Africa’s interconnection economy.

In a dusty office in Cocody, Abidjan, Lacina Achi refreshes his browser, watching the dashboard of his new e-learning platform come alive. For years, delays and outages were routine, each…

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