Quarter 3, 2025

NEWS

• Gabon breaks ground on eco-friendly data centre
• KenGen implements battery energy storage system to enhance data centre resilience
• Safaricom Ethiopia begins fibre deployment
• Nigeria’s DC market to expand by 15.82% CAGR by 2030

IN BUSINESS

• Raxio Group appoints Maria Miguel Pinto as General Manager in Angola
• Côte d’Ivoire reveals significant progress in digital sector
• Kenya faces record surge in cyber-attacks
• NCC and REA to cut diesel generator reliance
• Google delves deeper into Nigeria

FEATURE

• Wired for change: data centres go green

FEATURE II

• Fortresses of the future: the evolution of data centre security

TALKING FIRE PROTECTION

• Advanced fire protection is essential to keep Africa’s data flowing

IN MY OPINION

• Building the digital backbone: key considerations for data centre investments in Africa

TALKING TECHNICAL

• Data centre neutrality – the answer to Africa’s next digital transformation

FROM THE ADCA

• The African Code of Conduct: leading Africa towards sustainable data centre growth

IN FOCUS

• Eaton’s 9395X UPS cuts cooling costs and floor space needs by 30%
• Ultron DPS series 300-1200 KVA - designed with multilayered redundancy
• UPS for sustainable facilities
• Seamless power continuity for Africa’s data centres
• Adaptable UPS for critical data applications

THE LAST WORD

• Co-creating the future

Quarter 2, 2025

NEWS

• Africa’s data centre construction market set for exponential growth
• Sonatel group launches aws wavelength infrastructure
• Gabon launches state-of-the-art national data centre
• Dubai and South Africa to launch AI trade and investment hub

IN BUSINESS

• A$60 billion Africa AI fund announced
• Capgemini to establish AI Center of Excellence in Cairo by May
• NTT DATA appoints Hani Nofal as Regional Head for Technology Solutions, MEA
• Nokia recognized as leader and outperformer for data center switching by gigaom

FEATURE

• Africa’s data centre market

TALKING SUSTAINABILITY

• Solar plus storage: a win-win for Nigeria

FEATURE II

• Getting the strategy right

IN MY OPINION

• Data centre dynamics: the pursuit of growth in uncertain times

IN ACTION

• EPS conducts comprehensive Arc Flash and protection study for African Data Centre
• Achieving tier iv certification at cloud exchange data centre

TALKING TECHNICAL

• Ensuring data centre resilience

IN FOCUS

• Energy efficient humidity control and evaporative cooling with Condair ME
• Water cooling cuts costs
• Adiabatic pre-cooling cuts back on water consumption
• Coolant distribution for high-density applications

TALKING COOLING

• Unlocking the future: liquid cooling solutions

THE LAST WORD

• Craig Young, Business Development Manager, AFR-IX Telecom