Sub-Saharan Africa Datacenter Trends and Investment Strategies, 2024

This IDC Market Perspective takes a detailed look at the latest developments in the datacenter market in SSA. It highlights some new construction projects and the expansion of existing datacenter facilities in the region. Importantly, the report outlines some of the key partnerships and strategies being implemented by existing datacenter operators in the market."The SSA datacenter market continues to experience significant growth due to continued demand from cloud hyperscalers, content providers, and enterprises. Datacenter operators continue to invest significantly in their infrastructure to cater to the rising levels of demand. Hence, sustained growth of the regional datacenter market should be anticipated in the short-to-medium term." Derrick Chikanga, research manager, IT services, IDC Middle East and Africa