Investment in Africa’s digital infrastructure continues to expand as telecommunications operators and technology companies increase capacity across fibre, cloud and data-centre networks.
Recent developments include an upgrade to the Africa Coast to Europe submarine cable system, increasing its potential capacity beyond 30 Tbps across the approximately 17,000-kilometre route connecting Africa and Europe.The expansion of international connectivity is taking place alongside growth in regional data centres and cloud infrastructure.
Countries including Kenya, Nigeria, Egypt and South Africa are emerging as important markets for digital infrastructure investment, while new projects are increasingly focused on cloud computing, artificial intelligence and data sovereignty.
Improved international connectivity is particularly important for AI and data-centre development because high-performance computing requires dependable, high-capacity links between facilities, cloud platforms and end users.
The continued expansion of fibre and data-centre infrastructure is therefore becoming an important component of Africa’s wider digital transformation.