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Airtel's $150 million Nxtra data center in Kenya, now targeting a July 2027 launch, is being built with high-density, GPU-ready infrastructure specifically designed to power AI…
Lesotho has approved the Kobong Project, a US$6.2 billion initiative to develop hydropower and an AI data center, marking a significant step in the country's digital and energy…
Lesotho has secured a historic $6.2 billion investment to develop a large-scale renewable energy project that will power an adjacent AI data center. This initiative aims to…
The Boston Consulting Group warns that Africa risks becoming a 'digital colony' by supplying raw data for foreign AI models and then paying to access those technologies. The…
Cape Town's approval of two massive data centers, totaling 174MW, underscores Africa's surging demand for AI infrastructure, making grid reliability a critical commercial…
Cassava Technologies has significantly enhanced Africa's cloud infrastructure by making an Africa Data Centres facility in Johannesburg a Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Metro…
Anchor, an African banking and payments infrastructure company, has launched one of the continent's first Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers. This innovation allows AI agents to…
This joint AI satellite initiative between Namibia and China's STAR.VISION aims to bolster Namibia's technical capabilities in satellite engineering and space science. It will…
Cassava Technologies' Africa Data Centres in Johannesburg has secured Africa's first Microsoft Azure ExpressRoute Metro designation, significantly boosting the continent's digital…
Pan-African data center operator Raxio has secured $380 million in capital, driven by a sixfold increase in demand, predominantly from AI workloads. This investment fuels the…
African data centers face an urgent need to upgrade their infrastructure to support the next wave of autonomous AI, which requires significantly more power and advanced cooling…
Nigeria's Federal Airports Authority (FAAN) is set to roll out a new biometric facial recognition system, V-Pass, across its domestic airports. This initiative aims to enhance…
Vercel's recent acquisitions include Stakpak, an Egyptian-founded AI DevOps platform, and BetterAuth, founded by an Ethiopian entrepreneur. These moves highlight the increasing…
Vercel, a leading cloud platform, has acquired Stakpak, an Egyptian-founded startup specializing in AI-powered autonomous DevOps agents. This acquisition highlights Africa's…
The African Telecommunications Union (ATU) has partnered with the UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies (UN-ODET) to enhance AI capacity and digital public…
A new GSMA report, co-authored by Datawise Africa, argues that the prevailing hyperscale AI infrastructure model is ill-suited for Africa, advocating instead for distributed edge…
Bereket Engida, a self-taught programmer from Ethiopia, built Better Auth, an essential authentication library for AI startups, from Addis Ababa. His company's acquisition by…
Experts at a Nigerian telecommunications summit stressed the critical need for African countries to invest heavily in local AI infrastructure, data centers, and indigenous AI…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa opened the first Google Cloud Summit in Africa, highlighting the continent's ambition to become a developer and exporter of AI and cloud…
A new study reveals that Africa's AI infrastructure is heavily shaped by global investment, with $12.7 billion flowing into projects concentrated in South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria,…
The development of AI infrastructure across Africa prompts critical questions regarding control and cost. African nations face a pivotal choice between fostering local ownership…
Yamify has secured fresh funding to establish critical AI infrastructure across Africa, aiming to empower local innovation and reduce the continent's reliance on external…
A South African startup, Supascale AI, has launched Africa's first GPU cloud AI marketplace to make AI infrastructure more affordable and accessible. This platform allows users to…
For Africa to achieve true artificial intelligence sovereignty, significant investment in robust digital infrastructure is paramount. This foundational development is crucial for…
