PAIX Data Centres
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PAIX Data Centres is a Pan-African colocation and interconnection operator, headquartered in Amsterdam, that builds and runs carrier-neutral data centres across the African continent rather than reselling third-party space. As of 2026 the company owns and operates facilities in Accra, Ghana (acquired 2018) and Nairobi, Kenya (opened 2020), with a third facility under a joint venture in Djibouti and a fourth under construction in Dakar, Senegal, both targeted to open in 2026. Rather than chasing scale in a single mega-market, PAIX has focused on becoming the neutral interconnection hub in secondary African gateway cities tied to key submarine cable landing points, positioning each site at crossroads between Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.
PAIX Data Centres has a confirmed data center presence at the following locations:
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PAIX Data Centres Data Center Locations
- Djibouti City, Djibouti PAIX Djibouti (JIB1) CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
JIB1 is a joint venture with the Djibouti Sovereign Fund built to leverage Djibouti's role as a landing point for around ten submarine cables connecting Africa, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. - Accra, Ghana PAIX Accra CARRIER-NEUTRAL · +1 833-471-7100 PENDING REVIEW
PAIX's Accra facility was its first African data centre, acquired in 2018 and later upgraded to 1.2MW of IT capacity. - Nairobi, Kenya PAIX Nairobi CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
The Nairobi facility, opened in 2020, positions PAIX in what industry sources call the gateway to East Africa, roughly 25 minutes from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. - Dakar, Senegal PAIX Dakar CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Located in Les Mamelles and designed with around 330 equipment bays, PAIX Dakar is built to serve as an interconnection point among the four submarine cables (ACE, MainOne, SAT3, SHARE) already landing in the city, with 2Africa set to join.
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Common Questions
Where does PAIX Data Centres operate physical data centres?
As of 2026, PAIX operates data centres in Accra, Ghana and Nairobi, Kenya, and is developing additional facilities in Djibouti City (a joint venture with the Djibouti Sovereign Fund, targeted for 2026) and Dakar, Senegal (also targeted for 2026).
What does PAIX Data Centres actually sell?
PAIX sells carrier-neutral colocation space and interconnection services, letting customers house their own servers and connect to a range of carriers, ISPs, cloud platforms and other tenants within its facilities.
How big is the PAIX Accra data centre?
The Accra facility began as roughly 678 sqft of raised-floor colocation space and was upgraded to 1.2MW of IT capacity, according to industry reporting.
Is PAIX Data Centres related to the historic Palo Alto Internet Exchange (PAIX)?
No — this is a separate, unrelated company. The original PAIX (Palo Alto Internet eXchange) was a 1996 U.S. facility later acquired by Equinix, while PAIX Data Centres is a Pan-African operator founded in 2016 and headquartered in Amsterdam.
Does PAIX have any AI/GPU-specific infrastructure?
No genuine, specific evidence of AI-optimized or GPU-dense infrastructure was found for any PAIX facility; its published capacity figures (1.2MW at Accra, 5MW planned at Djibouti, 1.2MW planned at Dakar) are described in general colocation terms rather than as AI/high-density deployments.
Does PAIX Data Centres offer colocation services?
Yes — we've identified 4 facilities where PAIX Data Centres may offer colocation services. Please contact PAIX Data Centres directly to confirm current availability and terms.
Does PAIX Data Centres offer cloud services?
We haven't confirmed cloud services for PAIX Data Centres yet — this isn't a definitive no, since our research can miss things. Please contact PAIX Data Centres directly to confirm cloud availability.
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