IFC, PROPARCO support WIOCC Group’s green financing round for Pan-African digital infrastructure expansion
The World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Agence Française de Développement Group’s subsidiary PROPARCO have backed a green financing round into Pan-African digital infrastructure provider WIOCC Group. The financing, which includes loans of ZAR 200 million (US$...
June 21
ADC and ODC join forces to fortify West Africa’s data centre ecosystem
Cassava Technologies’ Africa Data Centres (ADC) and Onix Data Centre (ODC) have announced a strategic partnership to build out data centre infrastructure in Africa. The collaboration has sealed under a new entity, UniCloud Africa, dedicated to supporting both large enterprises and small-to-medium enterprises (SMEs). UniCloud’s first investment will be in the joint de...
June 12
Nigeria teams up with World Bank to bridge digital gap
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April 17
Rack Centre names CEO ahead of new hyperscale data centre investment switching on
West African data centre operator Rack Centre has appointed Lars Johannisson as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to drive further expansion of its platform. Part of its growth plans is the opening of a 12MW facility in Lagos, Nigeria, during Q2 2024, targeted at hyperscale clients. Johannisson has experience working in Telecom, IT Delivery, Managed Services, and Digital ski...
February 15
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