WIOCC-MDCS Skills Academy partnership delivers ICT skills to underprivileged learners in South Africa

WIOCC Group, Africa’s converged open-access digital infrastructure leader, is helping underprivileged learners, particularly unemployed females and disabled learners in deprived parts of South Africa, gain valuable ICT skills that will help boost their employability through a partnership with MDCS Skills Academy. By establishing a mobile ICT lab equipped with 20 laptops, this crucial partnership is targeted to reach those in most need...

Africa Data Centre and iOCO joins forces, to fuel competition in the IT services industry

Through this collaboration, iOCO’s customers will benefit from Africa Data Centre’s best-in-class, secure data centre colocation services South Africa, December 5, 2023/ — iOCO’s data centre capabilities are being boosted, enabling it to expand its range of digital transformation services to the market even further; Africa Data Centres’ (www.AfricaDataCentres.com) capabilities will now be available to a...

Orange Botswana opens tier 3 data centre

Orange Botswana, a mobile network operator, has opened a $5.2 million tier 3 data centre in the Botswana Digital Innovation Hub Science and Technology Park. According to Brelotte Ba, deputy CEO of Orange Middle East and Africa, the initiative would promote technological advancement and drive digital inclusion. According to him, the data centre is creating...

Onix Data Centre in Accra Joins Angola Cables Global Data Centre Interconnect for Enhanced Connectivity

The carrier-neutral, colocation Tier IV Onix Data Centre in Accra, Ghana, is joining the Angola Cables Global Data Centre Interconnect. This integration will enhance international connectivity in Ghana and Senegal, offering access to 66 additional data centres, 8 OTTs/CDNs, and 21 IXPs. Clients will benefit from a variety of secure digital solutions and managed services...

The Wingu Group and Echo Tanzania Unveil Innovative Cloud Hosting Partnership

Wingu the pioneering name in critical digital infrastructure, proudly unveils an exciting development for the East African region. As part of our unwavering commitment to advancing digital excellence, we are thrilled to announce the forthcoming launch of Echo Tanzania’s second local cloud instance, which will be hosted at our cutting-edge Tier III data center in...

West Africa’s MainOne launches data centre in Cote d’Ivoire

MainOne, a West African data centre provider, has announced the opening of its extended open access, carrier-neutral, Uptime Tier III standards data centre, AB1.2, in Cote d’Ivoire. This expansion seeks to address the growing demand for data processing, storage, and communication in Cote d’Ivoire and Francophone West Africa. Etienne Kouadio Doh, MainOne’s country manager in...

Landmark Joint Venture to Launch DRC’s First Carrier-Neutral Data Centre, Boosting Digital Ecosystem

A landmark joint venture agreement (“JVA”) between Africa’s leading data centre operator, Open Access Data Centres (“OADC”), a WIOCC Group company, and TEXAF, one of the DRC’s oldest business groups, was signed this past July. The JVA crystallizes the two parties’ intention to usher in the next evolution of the DRC’s digital ecosystem by launching...

Raxio raises $46 million in equity to continue the expansion of its data center network in Africa

Raxio is already present in Uganda where it operates a 1.5 MW data center. The company also has facilities under construction in Ethiopia, Mozambique, DRC, Ivory Coast and Angola. Data center operator Raxio Data Centers announced on Wednesday October 25 that it had raised $46 million in equity capital from its shareholders Roha and Meridiam. This new...

Wingu Group and TISPA Join Forces to Supercharge Connectivity in Tanzania

Wingu.africa is thrilled to unveil a ground-breaking agreement that promises to revolutionize the digital landscape in Tanzania. Wingu and TISPA (Tanzania Internet Service Providers Association) have formalized a strategic partnership to expand the reach of TIX (Tanzania Internet Exchange) into the Wingu Data Center, the country’s first carrier-neutral commercial data center, critical digital infrastructure for...

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