Search results for "data centres"
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878FundingAfrica Data Centres Positions for Growth with ZAR2 Billion Funding Arranged by RMB
Africa Data Centres, a business of the Cassava Technologies group, has unlocked funding that will allow them to expand data centre capacity...
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6.0KInnovationLiquid Telecom acquires data centres from Standard Bank
Africa Data Centers, part of the Liquid Telecom Group, has completed its second largest acquisition of a state of the art TIER...
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Africa Data Centres expands in South Africa with new acquisition
Africa Data Centres, part of the Liquid Telecom Group, has completed the acquisition of a state-of-the-art Tier IV data centre in Johannesburg...
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2.6KAdvisory NewsDigital demand fueling growth and investment into data centres in Africa
At the recent Africa Tech Summit Kigali 2020, it was stated that data is in fact Africa’s “new blood” rather than the “new...
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4.1KEgyptLiquid Telecom to invest $400M in Egyptian network infrastructure and data centres
Liquid Telecom has announced that it is investing 8 billion Egyptian Pounds ($400m US Dollars) in Egypt over the next three years....
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6.6KInnovationMicrosoft opens first datacentres in Africa
Microsoft has announced the opening of its first datacentres in Africa, becoming the first global provider to deliver cloud services from datacentres...
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4.4KEast AfricaIFC increases investment in Liquid Intelligent Technologies to expand data growth across Africa
IFC has partnered with Liquid Intelligent Technologies to expand data center capacity and the rollout of fiber-optic cable on the continent. The...
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3.7KAdvisory NewsData: Africa’s “new blood”, rather than the “new oil”
Data protection and privacy regulation in most, or even all, African countries are often less mature – particularly when compared to the...
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Innovation
Data hungry Africans creating data storage challenges
Data consumption continues to grow at an incredible pace globally. Over 90% of all the data in the world was created in...
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896InnovationIFC, Proparco and RMB Partner with WIOCC Group to Expand Digital Infrastructure in Africa
A financing package announced from IFC and Proparco for digital infrastructure provider WIOCC Group will fund WIOCC’s expansion strategy in three African...
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1.2KDigital TransformationPrivate equity firm raises $296 million to drive digital inclusion across Africa
Convergence Partners, the leading private equity investor dedicated to the technology sector across sub-Saharan Africa, is proud to announce the successful closing...
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1.5KDigital TransformationCassava Technologies secures $50m investment from C5 Capital
Cassava Technologies, Africa’s integrated tech company of continental scale, announced that it has secured a US$50 million investment from C5 Capital, a...
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5.4KEast AfricaLiquid Telecom appoints new East Africa CEO
Pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom has appointed Adil Youssefi as the new Regional CEO of East Africa, where he will oversee five...
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3.4KAdvisory NewsFirst direct subsea cable between Africa and South America begins in Angola
South Atlantic Cable System (SACS) the first direct subsea cable link between Africa and South America took a step closer to completion...
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Innovation
MTN launch Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Africa
MTN Group will be the first African company to offer Amazon Web Services (AWS) Direct Connect to business customers across multiple countries...
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1.3KInnovationWasoko Launches Innovation Hub In Partnership with Zanzibar
Wasoko, the African e-commerce company leveraging innovative technology to transform the informal retail supply chain, has announced the official launch of the...
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3.2KAppsEgypt-based social media startup Minly has raised $3.6 million
Minly, a platform empowering stars to create authentic, personalised connections with their fans across the Mena region, has closed an oversubscribed $3.6...
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3.6KAppsSmartphone app helping to speed up detection of Ebola
Standing in front of her house, Kavira Kasomo chats with Léa Kanyere as if they are old friends. Kanyere shows Kasomo something...
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3.5KInnovationLiquid Telecom launches Microsoft Cloud service in East Africa
Liquid Telecom Kenya, part of the leading pan-African telecoms group Liquid Telecom, has launched a Microsoft Cloud service in East Africa that...
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3.1KAppsShowMax expands internet TV service to 36 countries in sub-Saharan Africa
ShowMax has officially launched internet TV services to 36 countries across sub-Saharan Africa. The company originally launched in August 2015 with the largest...
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3.0KAppsCrowd sourced app to help save lives in Africa
How do you improve health care delivery in Nigeria and Africa? Using mobile of course. This is the vision of Chukwuemeka Onyenwe, CEO and...
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Apps
App uses voice to connect teachers and students in Africa
Delivering education across Africa and rural areas is a major challenge, however mobile entrepreneurs are coming up with new ways to overcome...
