Data Centers in Africa
Note: We are not affiliated with the data centers or companies listed below. Listings are compiled from public sources and have not been independently confirmed by us — please verify directly with the company before relying on this information.
As of the latest update, Africa has confirmed data center activity across 17 countries and 39 cities.
Countries in Africa
- Angola
- Botswana
- Egypt
- Ethiopia
- Ghana
- Ivory Coast
- Kenya
- Morocco
- Namibia
- Nigeria
- Rwanda
- Senegal
- South Africa
- Tanzania
- Tunisia
- Uganda
- Zambia
Companies
- 21st Century Technologies
- Africa Data Centres AI DATA CENTER
- AWS
- Deft
- Digital Realty
- Equinix
- Hivelocity
- iColo
- IXAfrica Data Centre AI DATA CENTER
- MainOne
- Maroc Datacenter
- Microsoft Azure
- N+ONE Datacenters
- NTT Global Data Centers
- Open Access Data Centres AI DATA CENTER
- Orange Business Africa Data Centres
- PAIX Data Centres
- Paratus Group AI DATA CENTER
- Psychz Networks
- Rack Centre AI DATA CENTER
- Raxio Group
- Teraco
- Vantage Data Centers
- Wingu Africa
AI Data Centers in Africa
- Africa Data Centres (2)
- IXAfrica Data Centre (1)
- Open Access Data Centres (1)
- Paratus Group (1)
- Rack Centre (1)
- Africa Data Centres JHB1 Midrand Data Centre AI DATA CENTER TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRALPENDING REVIEW
This Johannesburg campus is one of two ADC sites in the region receiving a dedicated 2026 infrastructure investment from Stanlib specifically earmarked for AI-ready expansion. - Africa Data Centres CPT1 Cape Town Data Centre AI DATA CENTER TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRALPENDING REVIEW
Alongside Johannesburg, this Cape Town campus was named as a specific recipient of a 2026 Stanlib-backed investment to develop AI-ready colocation capacity. - IXAfrica Data Centre IXAfrica Nairobi Campus (NBOX1) AI DATA CENTER TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRALPENDING REVIEW
Independent industry press describes NBOX1 as a Tier III (or Tier 3+) standard, carrier-neutral data centre and the largest AI-ready facility of its kind in East Africa, built on land formerly part of a Schneider Electric complex. - Open Access Data Centres OADC JNB1 (Isando) AI DATA CENTER TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRALPENDING REVIEW
OADC JNB1 was deployed as a new core data centre in the Isando area to serve Johannesburg's cloud ecosystem with expansion capacity up to 15MW. - Paratus Group Paratus Cloud at iXAfrica Nairobi AI DATA CENTER CARRIER-NEUTRALPENDING REVIEW
Launched in 2025, this is a Paratus Cloud point of presence hosted inside the third-party iXAfrica data center, which itself advertises 30kW-per-rack high-density capacity for AI and cloud workloads. - Rack Centre Rack Centre LGS1 AI DATA CENTER TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRALPENDING REVIEW
LGS1 became the first colocation facility in Sub-Saharan Africa to achieve Uptime Institute's Tier III Certification of Constructed Facility, in April 2017, and has maintained 100% uptime since its October 2013 launch.
Common Questions
Which countries in Africa have data center infrastructure?
We've currently tracked confirmed activity in 17 countries within Africa — see the list above. More countries may have unindexed activity we haven't researched yet.
Which companies operate data centers in Africa?
We've currently tracked 24 companies with confirmed activity in Africa — see the list above. Our research is ongoing, so more companies likely operate here that we haven't indexed yet.
What's the largest data center market in Africa?
Varies by country — see individual country pages for scale details.
Is there an AI data center in Africa?
Yes — we've currently tracked 6 AI data centers from 5 companies in Africa. See the AI Data Centers section above for the confirmed facilities.
Are there colocation providers in Africa?
Yes — we've identified 24 colocation providers with a presence in Africa. See the company list above, and contact a provider directly to confirm current availability.
Are there cloud providers in Africa?
Yes — we've identified 12 cloud providers with a presence in Africa, of which 1 is an AI cloud provider. See the company list above, and contact a provider directly to confirm current availability.
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