ITW Africa Panel session

Data centers are the main enablers of the digital economy, which is growing two and a half times faster than global GDP.  Today Africa accounts for less than 1% of the world’s data centers supply and does not have the capacity to store, process and control its data. Yet Africa is potentially the most attractive continent for data center investment. MainOne CEO, Funke Opeke joins other distinguished speakers inclduing Deputy Managing Director, West Africa Data Bridge, Patrice Tano; Managing Director, Africa Data Centres, Paul-Francois Cattier; Vice President Cloud and AI Africa, Huawei Northern Africa, […]

According to the US International Development Finance Corporation, Africa’s Data Center market, which currently accounts for just 1% of global available capacity, is expected to grow to $3 billion by 2025, building on a robust growth rate of more than 12% per year. With the COVID-19 pandemic accelerating the uptake of cloud and colocation services