Africa Data Centres
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In this exclusive Capacity TV interview, Nadine Hawkins, editor at Capacity Media, speaks with Nicholas Lodge, chief strategy officer at Wingu Africa, about the evolving digital infrastructure landscape in Africa. They explore the impact of cloud demand and edge computing on data centres, the balance between sustainability and operational efficiency, and how emerging technologies like AI, IoT, and 5G are reshaping the industry. Lodge also discusses the challenges of building digital infrastructure in underserved regions and the collaborative efforts needed to drive connectivity across the continent. -
WIOCC Group has secured a financing package from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Proparco.
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Raxio Data Centres has opened its Mozambique data centre (Raxio MZ1).
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Adel Hamed has left his role as CEO of Telecom Egypt, after four years in the role.
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Cassava Technologies has started work on a new 15MW data centre in Nairobi.
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Africa Data Centres (ADC) has confirmed plans to expand its Sameer facility in Nairobi by up to 15MW of IT load.
Forthcoming events
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Africa Data Centres will build its first data centre in Kigali, Rwanda.
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Africa Data Centres has partnered with Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) formed as part of its widescale expansion across Africa.
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Africa Data Centres (ADC) has broken ground on the expansion of its Samrand facility in South Africa.
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Africa Data Centres (ADC) has collected the first US$83 million of investment from the US government, money that will go to building data centres in South Africa.
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Africa Data Centres, part of the Cassava Technologies Group, has announced plans to build a 30MW data centre facility in Accra, Ghana.
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Africa Data Centres is to expand its capacity in Johannesburg, while embarking on a series of new projects.
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Africa Data Centres has completed its new Johannesburg hyperscale data centre, based at its Midrand Campus which is one of the largest in Africa.
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Africa Data Centres is to more than double its portfolio with 10 hyperscale data centres "across the length and breadth" of Africa.
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Open RAN in Afghanistan, acquisition plans from Digital 9, digital hubs in West Africa and an interview with TSF
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Africa Data Centres (ADC) is building a 10MW data centre in Lagos, Nigeria.
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The US is investing US$300m in Liquid Telecom’s Africa Data Centres (ADC), to fund expansion in South Africa and Kenya as well as new builds and acquisitions elsewhere.
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Liquid Telecom is to build a data centre in the Nigerian city of Lagos, to be run by a new CEO for the company’s operations in the country.
Forthcoming events
Datacloud Asia 2025 co-located with ITW Asia
3 DECEMBER - 4 DECEMBER 2025 Singapore, Singapore
