Technology Infrastructure

Nigeria has commissioned the Kasi LOS1 data center in Lagos and secured sovereign wealth funding from the NSIA — marking the first alignment of state capital, hyperscale compute, and continental connectivity in West Africa. Fintech and AI firms currently routing workloads to Europe or the US can expect local access within 6 to 18 months. Kenya, South Africa, and Egypt are positioned to announce comparable moves within 12 months.

NVIDIA-certified AI data centers are launching in Mumbai, UAE, and Saudi Arabia in 2026 as governments across Asia and the Middle East reduce dependence on US cloud providers. The infrastructure wave follows similar sovereign AI projects in Europe and Southeast Asia, creating global competition for limited H100 and B100 GPU supplies through 2027.