Data Centers in Nairobi

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Nairobi currently has 5 confirmed data center or colocation companies with a presence here.

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2AI Data Centers

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Africa Data Centres 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.
iColo Nairobi One (NBO1) TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW · +254709182000 · [email protected]
NBO1, opened in September 2019 in Karen, was Nairobi's first truly carrier-neutral data center and also hosts iColo's satellite teleport operations.
IXAfrica Data Centre IXAfrica Nairobi Campus (NBOX1)AI DATA CENTER TIER III CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING REVIEW · +254 793 973 584 · [email protected]
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.
PAIX Data Centres 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.
Paratus Group Paratus Cloud at iXAfrica NairobiAI DATA CENTER CARRIER-NEUTRAL PENDING 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.

AI Data Centers

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.
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.

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What colocation providers operate in Nairobi?

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Is there an AI data center in Nairobi?

Yes — see the AI Data Centers section above for the confirmed facilities.

Are there cloud providers in Nairobi?

Yes — we've identified 2 cloud providers with a presence in Nairobi. See the company list above, and contact a provider directly to confirm current availability.

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