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Africa Data Centres to build 10MW Nigeria facility
company has said . It will add to its network of data centres in Johannesburg , Cape Town , Nairobi , Harare and Kigali .
Stephane Duproz , CEO , Africa Data Centres , said its clients , including so-called ‘ hyperscale ’ cloud computing providers , have expressed their interest in utilising a data centre facility in Nigeria . Africa Data Centres ’ Nigerian market plans comes after the company last year acquired Standard Bank ’ s data centre in Samrand , north of Johannesburg .
Africa Data Centres , the carrier-neutral data centre company in the Liquid Intelligent Technologies group , has announced plans to build a 10MW facility in Nigeria ’ s largest city , Lagos .
The company , which already operates data centres in South Africa and Kenya , said construction on the new facility has already started . The Nigerian data centre will form Africa Data Centres ’ West African hub , the
Duproz said the Lagos build will help spur the Nigerian economy . “ The stimulus effect to the economy of digitisation is well documented and Nigeria is ready for this technology boon . Furthermore , our construction policy is to uplift the community as far as possible , employing local contractors and creating work opportunities within the communities we enter – so the job creation opportunities are realised at both grass-roots and hi-tech levels .”
Blackboard supports digital learning across K-12 Schools in MEA
Blackboard Inc , a leading global EdTech software and solutions company , has announced that several K-12 schools across the Middle East and Africa ( MEA ) have selected the company ’ s leading cloud-based learning management system ( LMS ), Blackboard Learn and Blackboard
Collaborate , a virtual classroom solution to improve the student experience . As remote learning continues across many parts of the MEA region in response to COVID-19 , many K-12 schools are leveraging Blackboard ’ s solutions to ensure academic continuity and high-quality online education .
“ We are proud to partner with a growing number of K-12 schools in the region to address their needs and tackle any challenges that they might face in providing uninterrupted learning ,” said Oleg Figlin , Vice President , Europe , Middle East and Africa ( EMEA ), Blackboard .
“ The region ’ s needs are varied and continuously evolving .
“ Our solutions are well positioned to ensure learners have access to high-quality education across different delivery modes .”
Some of the schools that have recently selected Blackboard ’ s LMS and virtual classroom solutions are in Egypt , Saudi Arabia and Turkey .
Saglik ve Egitim Vakfi is one of the most prestigious education providers in Turkey with over 5,000 students across eight academies .
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