Infrastructure
The latest Infrastructure stories, scored against the thesis and threaded over time.
FiveNines and Nexus Plan 20MW AI Data Centre in Morocco
FiveNines has joined the Nexus group to develop a 20-megawatt AI-focused data centre in Morocco, signalling a material compute infrastructure investment on the continent. The project adds to a growing cluster of digital infrastructure…
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Dangote Signs $450 Million Deal With Engineers India for Kenya Refinery
Latest: Renaissance Capital issues a revised per-share valuation of N700.41 for Dangote Refinery as the IPO investor outreach continues.
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Microsoft to Close Nairobi Africa Development Centre
Latest: Follow-up reporting frames Nairobi ADC closure alongside earlier Lagos exit as Microsoft's biggest employer retreat from Africa this cycle, raising broader strategy questions
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- 2026-10-17Unverified — not yet reviewed
Morocco's 20MW AI Data Centre
FiveNines has joined the Nexus group to develop a 20-megawatt AI-focused data centre in Morocco, signalling a material compute infrastructure investment on the continent. The project adds to a…
- 2026-10-17Unverified — not yet reviewed
American Bets Big on Africa
A profile of an American entrepreneur details a cross-sector investment strategy spanning data centres and manufacturing facilities across several African countries, beginning with Ethiopia. The case…
- 2026-10-17Unverified — not yet reviewed
Morocco Data Link Under Attack
Morocco's strategic digital infrastructure corridor linking Europe and Africa is facing targeted cyberattacks, according to new reporting. The threat is being flagged as a material risk signal for…
- 2026-10-17Unverified — not yet reviewed
City Power's Data Problem
South Africa's City Power utility is finding that data quality limitations are constraining its ability to identify and act on electricity theft, undermining its enforcement programme. The challenge…
- 2026-10-16Unverified — not yet reviewed
Kaspersky Africa Goes Profitable
Kaspersky has disclosed that its African business is profitable and is now targeting larger enterprise clients on the continent. The development signals growing cybersecurity demand in African…
- 2026-10-15Unverified — not yet reviewed
Dangote-BSE-NGX Test Africa Markets Link
The Dangote Group, Botswana Stock Exchange and Nigerian Exchange Group have commended each other following a cross-border capital markets roadshow designed to test pan-African investor collaboration.…
- 2026-10-15Unverified — not yet reviewed
Lagos Deploys CCTV for Waste Control
Lagos State's waste management authority LAWMA is planning to deploy surveillance cameras across the city to identify and penalise illegal dumping. The rollout represents a modest govtech application…
- 2026-10-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
Cape Town Data Centre Decision Looms
A judicial or regulatory ruling over a contested data centre development in Cape Town is expected to set a precedent for hyperscale infrastructure projects in South Africa. The outcome will affect…
- 2026-10-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
Liquid C2 Scales Cyber Training
Liquid C2 has partnered with cybersecurity awareness training provider KnowBe4 to extend enterprise cyber resilience training across African markets. The partnership broadens the reach of structured…
- 2026-10-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
DFA Pushes Enterprise Fibre Growth
Dark Fibre Africa is scaling its fibre-to-the-business commercial strategy, expanding enterprise connectivity capacity in South Africa. The push is expected to increase competitive pressure in the…
- 2026-10-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
TFG Cyberattack Hits SA Retail
The Foschini Group, South Africa's largest fashion retailer, has disclosed a cyberattack that has put customer data at risk. The breach highlights the vulnerability of large retail data stores and…
- 2026-10-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
340m Civic Records Digitised: Lessons
A new analysis of a programme digitising 340 million civic records argues that governance frameworks must precede technology deployment for public-sector digitisation to succeed. The lessons are…
- 2026-10-14Unverified — not yet reviewed
Rwanda Lands 10-Year F1 Deal
Rwanda has signed a 10-year agreement to host a Formula 1 Grand Prix from the early 2030s, returning motorsport to Africa for the first time in over three decades. The deal is expected to drive…
- 2026-10-13TakeUnverified — not yet reviewed
Microsoft Shuts Nairobi Engineering Hub
Microsoft spent seven years and a reported $100 million building an engineering hub in Nairobi where African developers would ship products for the world — not just support local customers, but…
- 2026-10-13Unverified — not yet reviewed
SARS R2.75B Sole-Source Tech Spend
South Africa's tax authority SARS has awarded R2.75 billion in sole-source technology contracts to Microsoft and IBM, signalling deep public-sector dependency on a narrow set of global cloud and IT…
- 2026-10-13Unverified — not yet reviewed
Lagos-Calabar Highway Reroute Scrutinised
A proposed rerouting of the Lagos-Calabar highway, Nigeria's largest road infrastructure project, is drawing scrutiny over project planning integrity and procurement transparency. The controversy is…
- 2026-10-13Unverified — not yet reviewed
Côte d'Ivoire Adds Gold Mining Capacity
A new gold mine has come online in Côte d'Ivoire, adding to the country's production capacity as it competes to become Africa's leading gold producer. The development has limited direct technology…
- 2026-10-12Unverified — not yet reviewed
Guinea Exports First Refined Gold
Guinea's Nimba Gold Refinery has shipped its first refined gold ingots for export, marking an early-stage move toward in-country mineral value addition. The development is being watched for its…
- 2026-10-11Unverified — not yet reviewed
Lagos Issues N200bn Bond
Lagos State has launched a bond programme of up to N200 billion with a 10-year tenor, targeting infrastructure investment in Africa's largest city. The instrument is a potential source of capital for…
- 2026-10-10Unverified — not yet reviewed
Seacom CEO Exits Absa Board
Seacom CEO Alpheus Mangale has resigned from the Absa board while remaining on special leave pending an internal probe at Seacom. The dual development deepens governance uncertainty at one of…
- 2026-10-10Unverified — not yet reviewed
Shoprite Names Cyber Top Risk
Africa's largest retailer Shoprite has publicly ranked cybersecurity as its primary business risk, a disclosure that signals sector-wide urgency for large African consumer-facing operators. The…
- 2026-10-09Unverified — not yet reviewed
Nigeria's Cloud Postcode Sovereignty Debate
Analysis of Nigeria's relaunched digital postcode system highlights that hosting the country's national addressing infrastructure on AWS raises real data sovereignty questions. The piece adds a…
- 2026-10-09Unverified — not yet reviewed
Lagos Airport Terminal Bridge December
Nigeria's Federal Airports Authority has set December as the target opening date for a new terminal link bridge at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, intended to improve passenger flow…
- 2026-10-09Unverified — not yet reviewed
Workonline Scales Cape Town Network
Workonline is expanding its Cape Town network infrastructure ahead of anticipated new subsea cable capacity, positioning its CT2 facility to capture growing demand. The move tracks the accelerating…