Raxio Group breaks ground at Luanda data centre
African data centre developer Raxio Group has broken ground on a new data centre in the district of Cacuaco, on the outskirts of Luanda. Scheduled to come online in the second half of 2024, the facility, developed under the Raxio Angola brand, will initially have a capacity of 3MW, with full cap...
October 02
Laser Light, WIOCC strike $129 million master services agreement for Africa
Laser Light Companies and WIOCC have signed a five-year US$129 million master services agreement to bulk up Africa’s digital infrastructure backbones. As part of the terms, Laser Light will contract with WIOCC for capacity on terrestrial and subsea cables in and around Africa and support services. In turn, WIOCC will use Laser Light for its global connectivity needs be...
July 17
Paratus Group to finance Angola’s largest data centre project to date
African network operator Paratus Group has unveiled plans to erect a new data centre facility in Angola’s capital, Luanda. The new site will add to two existing centres that the pan-African telco already owns and operates in the country. This will also be the fifth facility operated by the Paratus Group in southern Africa. Chief Technical Officer at Paratus, Rolf ...
July 02
Raxio Data Centres secures sustainability-linked debt facility of up to $170m
Raxio, Roha and Meridiam have secured a sustainability-linked debt facility of up to US$170 million in multiple tranches for Raxio Data Centres, a pan-African data centre developer and operator. The financing package includes US$110 million from Proparco and the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company. The fin...
April 18
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