A financing package has been announced for a digital infrastructure provider to fund an expansion strategy in three African countries. The plan is to enhance the continent’s digital infrastructure and connectivity and support economic growth. With the funding, WIOCC Group will expand its core and edge data centres in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Nigeria and South Africa to meet the growing demand for colocation and other data centre services. This unstable electricity supply hinders the operations of data centres, which need a reliable supply of electricity at high energy costs to run smoothly. Truly neutral and open-access data centres are the cornerstone of a diversified digital ecosystem,” said Ducreux.

Source: The North Africa Journal June 25, 2024 19:53 UTC