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GHANA
Africa Data Centres , a business of Cassava Technologies group , will strengthen ICT infrastructure in Africa with the US International Development Finance Corporation . Africa Data Centres intends to mobilise funds from its existing DFC financing commitment of $ 300 million to develop a first-of-its-kind datacentre in Ghana that will provide up to 30MW of IT load .
Over the past decade , Ghana has embarked on a transformative journey , and one area that is seeing significant focus is its technology sector . With a youthful and dynamic population , a government that provides support , and a thriving startup ecosystem , Ghana is well-positioned to emerge as a prominent technology hub within the next five years .
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TANZANIA
Liquid Intelligent Technologies , a business of Cassava Technologies , a pan-African technology group , has partnered with wingu . africa a pioneer provider of carrier-neutral datacentre services in Tanzania , and the foremost specialist carrier-neutral datacentre group in East Africa to introduce the second Azure Hyperconverged Infrastructure stack . This investment from Liquid Tanzania will provide a more conducive environment for local businesses to accelerate their digital transformation journeys .
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MOZAMBIQUE
The innovative solution offered by Azure Stack HCI ensures that businesses meet the local compliance standards by letting customers run applications designed for virtualised infrastructure . Additionally , with the carrier-neutral offering from the Wingu group , companies have a further advantage of choosing the connectivity service provider .
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NIGERIA
Microsoft , through its Africa Transformation Office , is partnering with Terragon to support its cloud capabilities ; Terragon plans to leverage Microsoft ’ s cloud technologies to provide brands with powerful consumer insights . Business owners in Africa will have access to a wide range of customer insights thanks to a partnership between Terragon and Microsoft . The three-year agreement will further Terragon ’ s work in the marketing technology space , while also driving Microsoft ’ s ambition to enable digital transformation using the cloud .
Terragon is a data and marketing company with a mission to build Africa ’ s largest and most unique data-powered marketing cloud ecosystem to help businesses on the continent better understand their customers . The marketing company leverages data and technology to help brands reach , engage and deliver more meaningful mobile experiences to consumers . Using cloud-based solutions , Terragon is able to provide its customers with in-depth analytics and insights into customer engagement that better tells the story of the African consumer .
DSV , one of the world ’ s largest freight and logistics providers , has chosen the Agility Logistics Park in Mozambique as the location where it will manage storage and distribution . The Agility park is the leading warehouse facility in Mozambique ’ s capital , Maputo . DSV has leased 12,000 sqm at the facility with the possibility to add an additional 2,000 sqm to help its customer meet seasonal demand for raw materials , bottles , packaging and finished products .
The Agility Logistics Park is located on the Maputo Ring Road , at Chiango area in Marracuene and is strategically situated for efficient distribution both across the country and into Maputo . The park is within a 25-kilometer radius of the Maputo port and airport , the N4 highway to South Africa , and the capital ’ s Central Business District .
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MAURITIUS
Mauritius Telecom and MultiChoice are pleased to announce their partnership to bring DStv Stream to Mauritius . A signing ceremony between Mauritius Telecom Africa , represented by Jose Escobar , Head of Corporate Strategy , was held in October at the Telecom Tower , Port Louis , Mauritius . This partnership between Mauritius Telecom and MultiChoice is a testament to Mauritius Telecom ’ s drive to bring world-class entertainment to Mauritian viewers .
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