MTN Group and Airtel Africa sign network sharing deal for Uganda and Nigeria
Could explore similar agreements in other African markets
News - Africa (EN)
The latest news from the data center, telco, and cloud sector
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Open Access Data Centres plans $240m data center in Lagos, Nigeria - report
24MW facility could come online in two stages
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Payment services company Visa plans data center in Nigeria
Company has already invested $1 billion in the country
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Cassava Technologies brings Nvidia-powered AI supercomputer to South Africa
Part of new "AI factory" offering
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ACE Gabon to land Medusa subsea cable in Port-Gentil, Gabon
Medusa Africa expansion announced earlier this month
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Algerian gov't breaks ground on AI data center in Oran
The government-owned facility will provide access to AI technology for researchers, startups, and academic institutions
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Wingu.Africa breaks grounds on data center expansion in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Project to take site to 3MW
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AFR-IX secures $15.6m of EU funding for Medusa subsea cable expansion to West Africa
Will now feature branching unit to the Democratic Republic of Congo
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Ecoblox and Tenstorrent team up for AI and HPC in the Middle East
Ready to work together to meet increasing demand
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Vantage partners with Attacq for Phase II of 80MW campus in Jo'burg, South Africa
Phase I was completed in 2022, Phase II slated for completion in 2026
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Microsoft to invest $300m in cloud and AI infrastructure in South Africa
Will also launch program to improve young peoples' digital skills
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Safaricom completes first phase of data center in Limuru, Kenya
Will be the operator's fourth facility in the country
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Teraco inks PPA with NOA in South Africa
NOA will supply renewable energy via a wheeling agreement from multiple wind projects
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Zimbabwean IT provider Dandemutande plans $15m data center
Specifications remain unknown
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Tunisian trio launch 5G mobile services
Orange Tunisia, Ooredoo Tunisia, and Tunisie Telecom went live with 5G last week
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Project Waterworth: Meta announces world’s longest subsea cable project spanning five continents
50,000km cable wraps around the world
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Iron Mountain invests in Ooredoo's data center unit to fuel growth in MENA region
Will see Iron Mountain take a minority stake in Ooredoo's data center company
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MTN on course to switch off 3G by end of year in South Africa
A pilot to phase out 3G has already switched off the service in parts of Cape Town
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Tunisie Telecom joins Medusa submarine cable system
Will provide the national telco with a dedicated fiber optic link between Bizerte and Marseille
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Tlou Energy to build data center in Lesedi, Botswana
Facility for an unnamed developer will be located at Tlou's gas production site
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Mobily lands Africa-1 subsea cable in Duba, Saudi Arabia
Fourth landing for the cable, scheduled for completion in 2026
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Dell’Oro Group predicts data center annual capex will hit $1 trillion by 2029
But figure is somewhat based on Stargate happening as promised
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Axian Telecom secures $160m loan from AfDB for further African expansion
Will fund growth across its African subsidiaries
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AWS launches Wavelength Zone Edge in Morocco with Orange
Cloud company’s first Wavelength site in Africa
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Paix Data Centres breaks ground on facility in Dakar, Senegal
Will offer 1.2MW across 918 sqm
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Equinix's MainOne acquires Equiano capacity
Will fortify the operator's network after suffering outages in March last year
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Orange and Vodacom form tower JV in Democratic Republic of Congo
The purpose of the JV is to bolster rural connectivity in the country
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Lyca Group outlines restructuring strategy, will enter new markets soon
But confirms jobs will be lost in the UK