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Guinea unveils new Tier 3 certified national data centre in Conakry
05 September 2025
The Guinean government has officially inaugurated a new national data centre in Conakry, emphasizing its commitment to advancing digital sovereignty and modernizing the country’s digital infrastructure.
The facility is designed to securely store and manage Guinea’s national data, supporting the country’s broader digital transformation goals.
Find out more Nigeria seeks to attract Chinese investment into growing data centre sector
02 September 2025
Nigeria is actively pursuing Chinese investors to develop its burgeoning data centre industry, which is projected to reach a valuation of approximately $671 million by 2030.
This appeal was articulated by Joseph Tegbe, director general of the Nigeria-China Strategic Partnership (NCSP), during the Digital Silk Road Connection Event held in China last week, according to local media reports.
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Digital Realty expands in West Africa with new data centre in Lagos
26 August 2025
Digital Realty has further strengthened its presence in West Africa with the launch of a third data centre in Lagos, Nigeria.
The new facility, named LKK2, is situated in the coastal Lekki district and introduces nearly 2 megawatts of IT capacity across 13,000 square feet of data hall space. This expansion underscores the company's strategic focus on supporting Nigeria’s growing digital economy and the wider African market.
Find out more Poor heat management in data centre design – the silent risk
19 August 2025
In South Africa, many conversations about data centre resilience have tended to centre on power, but today, backup power is a given – no credible data centre provider operates without it. The real differentiator lies elsewhere, in the efficiency and precision of the data centre’s design and operations. Managing airflow, controlling humidity, building the most effective and efficient cooling systems, and planning the physical layout are all essential.
When these factors are overlooked, the consequences are serious: degraded hardware performance, increased energy consumption, higher operating costs, and potential downtime that disrupts business, resulting in revenue loss and reputational damage. Designing a world-class data centre goes beyond simply keeping servers on during load shedding; it is about ensuring they run efficiently, reliably, and within the precise environmental conditions they were built and designed for.
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