Africa Data Centres
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Africa Data Centres (ADC) is a pan-African colocation operator that sells rack space, cages and interconnection to carriers, cloud providers and enterprises rather than running facilities purely for internal use. As of 2026 it operates seven purpose-built, carrier- and cloud-neutral facilities spread across South Africa (two campuses in Johannesburg plus one in Cape Town), Nigeria (Lagos), Kenya (Nairobi), Zimbabwe (Harare) and Rwanda (Kigali). ADC is a subsidiary of Cassava Technologies, the pan-African group founded by Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa, and leans on Cassava’s roughly 100,000km private fibre network for interconnection between sites. Its Johannesburg and Cape Town campuses are being upgraded with NVIDIA GPUs under a 2025 Cassava/NVIDIA partnership to build ‘AI factories,’ with plans to extend AI-ready capacity into Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco. ADC positions itself as the continent’s largest interconnected network of this kind, hosting major internet exchanges (JINX, CINX, KIXP) directly within its buildings.
Africa Data Centres has a confirmed data center presence at the following locations:
FACILITY OPERATOR
Phone: +27 11 585 0000 Email: [email protected]
Africa Data Centres Data Center Locations
- Nairobi, Kenya NBO1 East Africa Data Centre TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
This site held the distinction of being the only Tier III Uptime Institute certified data centre in East Africa when its certification was renewed in 2020. - Lagos, Nigeria LOS1 Lagos Data Centre RATED-3 CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Built at a reported cost of about $100 million, this Eko Atlantic City facility was described at construction as one of the largest data centres on the African continent. - Kigali, Rwanda Kigali Data Centre CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Per Africa Data Centres's own site: ADC's own Kigali location page states that its data centres, including Kigali, are located at major regional business and trade hubs to support public and private cloud hosting. - Centurion, South Africa JHB2 Samrand Data Centre TIER IV CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Independent reporting describes this facility as a former Standard Bank data centre acquired by ADC and built to a 'beyond Tier IV' standard, trusted by two of South Africa's largest banks. - Midrand, South Africa JHB1 Midrand Data CentreAI DATA CENTER TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING 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. - Cape Town, South Africa CPT1 Cape Town Data CentreAI DATA CENTER TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING 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. - Harare, Zimbabwe Harare Data Centre CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW
Per Africa Data Centres's own site: ADC's own location page lists Harare as one of the major regional trade hubs where it operates a data centre alongside Johannesburg, Cape Town, Kigali and Nairobi.
By Continent
AI Data Centers
Africa Data Centres' AI-optimized push is concentrated in South Africa, where its Johannesburg and Cape Town campuses are receiving NVIDIA GPU deployments as part of a 2025 partnership between NVIDIA and parent company Cassava Technologies to build an 'AI factory.' The first phase delivered roughly 3,000 NVIDIA GPUs to a Cassava-built South African facility, with a further 12,000 GPUs planned for new facilities in Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya and Morocco over the following three to four years. A separate 2026 investment from Stanlib Infrastructure Investments was announced specifically to fund AI-ready expansion and development at the Johannesburg and Cape Town campuses.
- Midrand, South Africa 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. - Cape Town, South Africa 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.
Common Questions
What does Africa Data Centres actually sell to customers?
ADC sells colocation — physical rack, cage and hall space in its own carrier- and cloud-neutral facilities — to carriers, hyperscale cloud providers, content companies and enterprises across Africa, rather than selling cloud compute of its own.
In which countries does Africa Data Centres have physical facilities?
As of 2026, ADC's own site and independent reporting confirm facilities in South Africa (Johannesburg/Midrand, Centurion/Samrand, and Cape Town), Nigeria (Lagos), Kenya (Nairobi), Zimbabwe (Harare) and Rwanda (Kigali).
Does Africa Data Centres have AI/GPU-specific infrastructure?
Yes — under a 2025 partnership with NVIDIA, Cassava Technologies (ADC's parent) began deploying NVIDIA GPUs to build an 'AI factory' at ADC's South African campuses in Johannesburg and Cape Town, with plans to expand AI-ready capacity to Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco.
Who owns Africa Data Centres?
Africa Data Centres is a subsidiary of Cassava Technologies, the London-headquartered pan-African technology group founded by Strive Masiyiwa, built on the track record of his earlier venture, Econet.
Does Africa Data Centres offer colocation services?
Yes — we've identified 7 facilities where Africa Data Centres may offer colocation services. Please contact Africa Data Centres directly to confirm current availability and terms.
Does Africa Data Centres offer cloud services?
We haven't confirmed cloud services for Africa Data Centres yet — this isn't a definitive no, since our research can miss things. Please contact Africa Data Centres directly to confirm cloud availability.
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