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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Stephane Duproz, CEO of Africa Data Centres (ADC), has a statistic that shows the challenge faced by much of Africa and its data centre and telecoms operators. “Africa represents 15% of the world’s population and half of them are under 20 years of age,” he says. “They are extreme users of digital tools.” Alan Burkitt-Gray finds out more.
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Africa Data Centres has begun construction of a new state-of-the-art data centre facility in Midrand, Johannesburg.
Forthcoming events
Datacloud Asia 2025 co-located with ITW Asia
3 DECEMBER - 4 DECEMBER 2025 Singapore, Singapore
