Fragmented sovereignty strategies could slow Africa’s cloud infrastructure buildout 

Africa’s ability to scale cloud platforms and digital infrastructure will depend on whether countries coordinate policy and demand across regional markets rather than pursue parallel national stacks, speakers said at…

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Grid dependence alone cannot support Africa’s Data Center expansion – GITEX

Africa’s ambitions to scale data centers and support AI infrastructure will not be realized through traditional grid expansion alone. Instead, operators are increasingly turning to hybrid energy systems, localized generation…

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Governments must lead by example through early adoption of digital public services – GITEX Africa

African governments will need to act as anchor customers for digital infrastructure if the continent is to close its data localization gap and accelerate the development of domestic cloud and…

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Regulatory cohesion identified as Africa’s final digital infrastructure frontier

Stronger regulatory alignment across African markets will be essential to unlocking investment in data centers, cloud platforms, and cross-border digital services, speakers said during the closing fireside session at GITEX…

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