Africa’s Data Center Construction Projects Redefine the Continent’s Digital Future

Africa is rapidly emerging as the next global hotspot for data center development, driven by rising internet use, cloud adoption, and new local data sovereignty laws. Despite accounting for less than 1% of global data center capacity, the continent is seeing massive investments—from Equinix’s US$22 million Lagos facility to Morocco’s 386 MW AI hub and Teraco’s 50 MW JB4 expansion in South Africa. Local players like Liquid Intelligent Technologies and Africa Data Centres are scaling across 10+ countries, while governments back projects like Kenya’s Konza Technopolis. Though challenges like unstable power grids persist, analysts project Africa’s data center market to grow over 12% annually through 2028—signaling a bold shift from digital consumption to digital production.

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