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Data sovereignty policies could direct more workloads into African facilities, but fragmented localisation rules risk raising costs and weakening the regional scale that operators need. Africa’s data centre market is…
Africa has attracted major investment into subsea cables, data centres and cloud infrastructure. But digital buildout will depend on how effectively these assets are connected - and whether capacity can…
Africa’s young population, rising internet use and rapid digitisation make a compelling case for more digital infrastructure. But investors financing data centres, fibre and cloud capacity need more than potential:…
Africa’s growing digital economy is creating demand for data centres and AI infrastructure, but demand alone will not bring global capital. As investment accelerates worldwide, African cities must compete on…
African governments want more investment in fibre, data centres and digital infrastructure. But operators say securing a licence can be only the beginning of a much herculean journey through multiple…
Africa should continue developing its own models and research capabilities. But its most immediate commercial opportunity lies in deploying artificial intelligence to solve local problems - not competing immediately in…
Africa’s artificial-intelligence plans will ultimately depend on a physical system of electricity, cooling, connectivity and resilient data centres. Without that foundation, announcements of new models and computing capacity will remain…
Africa’s AI infrastructure challenge is not simply a shortage of capital. Investors need credible customers, predictable demand and contracts showing how computing capacity will be used and paid for. Until…
Africa’s digital infrastructure story has often been told through the language of connectivity: more subsea cables, more fiber routes, more mobile broadband, more internet exchange points, and more last-mile access.…
Hyperscalers are buying certainty, not land, and countries that understand this are winning the cloud-region race The contest to host global cloud regions is often described as a technology race.…