Angola’s upcoming national data centre is on track to become operational in the first half of 2026, following a site visit in November by Mário Augusto da Silva Oliveira, the Minister of Telecommunications, Information Technology and Social Communication.
André Pedro, Director General of the National Institute for the Promotion of the Information Society (INFOSI), reported that the project has reached nearly 75% physical completion and has entered the equipment installation phase. The data centre will feature a modular design comprising 12 containers, each housing 28 racks, totalling 336 racks capacity.
This infrastructure development is a key component of Angola’s broader digital transformation strategy, which aims to leverage digital technology to enhance public service delivery. The project is combined with the rollout of a unified government cloud platform, representing a total investment of approximately US$90 million. Once completed, all government services are scheduled to be migrated to the new facility within 30 days, including testing and full verification of the installed systems.
Currently, Angola ranks 156th out of 193 countries in the 2024 United Nations e-Government Development Index (EGDI), with a score of 0.4149 out of 1 — below both the African and global averages. In the online services sub-index, Angola scores 0.3962, compared to 0.3724 for telecommunications infrastructure and 0.4760 for human capital development.
Additionally, in February 2024, the government disclosed that the implementation of Angola’s US$300 million World Bank-funded Digital Acceleration Program (PADA) was facing disruptions, partly due to low internet penetration. As of early 2023, DataReportal estimated that Angola had 17.2 million internet users, representing an internet penetration rate of approximately 44.8%.
