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Will giants Microsoft, Amazon and Huawei outpace African operators in race to dominate the Cloud?

Vantage Data Centers' three-data center campus project in South Africa (Waterfall City).
Vantage Data Centers' three-data center campus project in South Africa (Waterfall City). © Vantage Data Centers

Though there are still very few data centres on the African continent, in no small part due to a lack of reliable power, a few independent groups have managed to break into the sector. But they are now facing a serious challenge with the arrival of the world's internet giants, which are targeting South Africa to place their infrastructure.

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Central Africa

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West Africa

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Eastern Africa and the Horn

Horn of Africa
Paris and Djibouti set to renew defence deal amid regional turmoil

French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly will visit Djibouti on November 21.
French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly will visit Djibouti on November 21. © Vincent Isore/IP3 Press/MaxPPP

French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly is due to travel to Djibouti on 21 November to discuss renewing the 10-year agreement that allows France to station troops there. Djibouti, which hosts seven foreign military contingents, is an island of stability in a region wracked by a coup in Sudan, the escalation of war in Ethiopia and political deadlock in Somalia.

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Southern Africa and islands

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Nyusi paves the way for his successor over the next year

Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi.
Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi. © Baz Ratner/Reuters

President Nyusi's latest reshuffles within the Mozambican security apparatus were carried out to prepare for the ruling Frelimo party congress scheduled for next September. The congress will be all about choosing Nyusi's successor, but the party's powerful central committee will also hold him accountable for his handling of the Cabo Delgado crisis.

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North Africa

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