Data Centers to fund new power capacity – Trump
A policy signal emerging from the United States this week offers a revealing preview of a debate Africa has not yet fully confronted: who pays to power the digital economy.…
The world is building data centers at trillion-dollar scale. Africa faces a narrow window
A projected $3 trillion global investment surge into data centers by 2030 is not a speculative bubble but a structural realignment of digital infrastructure capital, according to new forecasts by…
Helios exits Axxela in major digital infrastructure bet
Helios Investment Partners has completed the sale of its 75 percent equity stake in Axxela Limited to BlueCore Gas InfraCo Limited, a consortium of Nigerian and international energy players that…
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…
Orange opens 1.5MW data center in Casablanca.
Orange Maroc has launched a new 1.5MW data center in Casablanca, calling it the company’s largest African facility and a key milestone for Morocco’s digital-sovereignty agenda.“Orange Morocco is taking a…
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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Raxio opens Angola’s largest data center.
Raxio Group, one of Africa’s fastest-growing data center operators, has inaugurated Raxio Angola, a $30 million Tier III facility that more than doubles the country’s capacity. The 19,000-square-metre campus in…
Can Africa mint its own intelligence?
A new sovereign supercomputer in Uganda could shift the continent from exporting raw data to producing sovereign AI. For decades, Africa has been rich in raw materials but poor in…
Vertiv acquires Great Lakes Data Racks & Cabinets for $200m.
To strengthen Vertiv's position in high-density integrated infrastructure for data centers and critical digital environments, Vertiv Holdings Co. said it has completed its $200 million acquisition of Great Lakes Data…
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…