For the time being, Africa accounts for less than 1% of the world’s co-location data centre supply, with South Africa accounting for the bulk of the continent’s capacity. We expect to see a substantial wave of data centre investments materialise across the continent, led by regional economic powerhouses including South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria. As a result, sub-Saharan Africa’s software developer communities continue to show strong growth, with Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa leading the way. Many sub-Saharan African and international companies are investing in the data centre market in South Africa. To facilitate the expected growth of the data centre market, African nations and companies will need to continuously invest in the requisite technical skills.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 25, 2021 09:56 UTC