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- 13 Sept 2022
Africa Data Centres Joins Forces with Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN)
Africa Data Centres, the largest network of interconnected, carrier- and cloud-neutral data centre facilities in Africa, and part of the Cassava Technologies group, has taken a significant step…
- 25 Jan 2024
Rack Centre Appoints Lars Johannisson as Chief Executive Officer
Rack Centre, West Africa’s Best-connected Carrier and Cloud neutral data centre has announced the appointment of Lars Johannisson as its new chief executive officer. Lars Johannisson, CEO, Rack…
- 2 Dec 2025
Africa Data Centres Partners CSSi SA to Boost Data Sovereignty in South Africa
Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, has entered into a strategic partnership with CSSi SA, a leading cloud and virtual machine provider, to strengthen data sovereignty and expand…
- 2 Jun 2022
Africa Data Centres Named Beacon of Information and Communication Technology's Carrier Neutral Data Centre of the Year
Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, has been named 'Carrier Neutral Data Centre of the Year' at this year's Beacon of Information and…
- 7 Jun 2022
Africa Data Centres Builds 30MW Data Centre Facility in Expansion Drive to Ghana
Africa Data Centres, part of the Cassava Technologies Group, a pan-African technology group, has announced that it is building a 30MW data centre facility in Accra, Ghana. The new facility will lay…
- 15 Jun 2022
Africa Data Centres Expands South African Footprint with New 20MW Facility in Cape Town
Africa Data Centres, part of the Cassava Technologies Group, a pan-African technology group, is pleased to announce building a second data centre in Cape Town, South Africa. The new 20MW facility…
- 22 Mar 2018
Opeke Highlights Data Centre Hosting, Cloud investment @ TMT Finance Africa
Funke Opeke, Chief Executive Officer of MainOne, has highlighted the opportunity for increased investment in shared fiber network infrastructure and data center and cloud computing infrastructure in…
- 28 Apr 2022
Digital Economy Offers Potentials for Data Centres - Durvasula
Tesh Durvasula was recently appointed chief executive officer of Africa Data Centre. In a chat with chike onwuegbuchi, he explained the potentials of ADC’s new facility located in Lagos. What is the…
- 13 Feb 2018
NITRA Hosts Data Centre Operators at Breakfast Meeting
Chief Executive Officers of Nigeria’s leading Data Centre Service providers- MainOne, Medallion Communications, and Rack Centre will be guests to the Nigeria Information Technology Reporters…
- 4 Aug 2015
NSE, Rack Centre Ink Partnership on Data Centre Colocation Services
Mr Oscar N. Onyema, chief executive officer, Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE), has stressed the importance that technology has played in the quest to transform the NSE. This is even as the NSE itself…
- 17 May 2023
Ranganath, Director Africa Data Centres to Keynote ABoICT Lecture 2023
CommunicationsWeek Media Limited, a certified global ICT company with over two million online subscribers, is delighted and proud to announce Dr Krishnan Ranganath, regional director, Africa Data…
- 30 May 2022
Dr. Krish Wins 2022 Data Centre Personality Award @BoICT Awards
Dr. Krishnan Ranganath, a senior global executive with expertise in data centre operations and other business focus has won the Data Centre Personality Award of the Year Award at the Beacon of…
- 12 Mar 2024
Airtel Africa Commences Construction of Nxtra, Airtel’s First Data Centre in Nigeria
Airtel Africa, provider of telecommunications and mobile money services with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has officially broken ground on its first data centre in Lagos, Nigeria. Nxtra…
- 8 Aug 2018
21st Century Technologies Becomes First Data Centre to Secure MTCS Certification in Africa
21 st Century Technologies has become the first data center in Africa to achieve Multi-tier cloud security (MTCS) standard. This standard describes the relevant cloud computing security practices and…
- 19 Feb 2018
Data Centre Operators Canvass for More Players in Industry
Nigeria Information Technology Reporters Association (NITRA), on Friday in Lagos, gathered Chief Executive Officers of leading Data Centre Service providers to a breakfast meeting, tagged: ‘Breakfast…
- 24 Nov 2022
ADC Provides Colocation for the first ICANN Managed Root Server in Africa
Africa Data Centres, a business of Cassava Technologies, a pan-African technology group, is proud to be the colocation provider for the first ICANN Managed Root Server (IMRS) cluster deployed in…
- 12 Sept 2022
Medallion Data Centre Appoints Oluseyi Olanrewaju as CFO
Medallion Data Centre, Leading provider of carrier-neutral data centre services, announced the appointment of an award-winning financial expert, Dr Oluseyi Olanrewaju as its new Chief Financial…
- 5 Feb 2024
IXPN Establishes Point of Presence (POP) @ Open Access Data Centres
The Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria (IXPN) has officially activated its Point of Presence (PoP) at OADC Lagos, which is owned and operated by Open Access Data Centres (OADC), one of Africa's…
- 1 Oct 2021
Cloud Exchange Partners Huawei to Launch Africa’s First Tier IV Prefabricated Data Centre
Cloud Exchange, a system Integrator in West Africa and a provider of end-to-end Information Technology (IT) system solutions, has officially launched Africa's first uptime institute tier IV modular…
- 5 Jun 2019
Medallion Partners AIG, Etix Everywhere, and Ngoya to launch West Africa’s First Tier IV Data Centre in Ghana
Medallion, AIG, Etix Everywhere, and Ngoya is set to commence First Tier 4 designed certified data Centre in West Africa, with commercial services billed to start from July 2019 in Ghana. Etix…
- 7 Dec 2025
Nigeria Lacks AI-Ready Data Centres, Trails in Capacity - Nnamani
Engr. Ikechukwu Nnamani, chief executive officer, Digital Realty Nigeria, says the country currently has no data centres designed for core Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications despite the…
- 7 Apr 2024
WIOCC, Open Access Data Centres Drive STEM Inspiration at Sammy Bright School in Lagos
WIOCC Group, the parent company of WIOCC, Africa’s digital backbone; and Open Access Data Centres (OADC), Africa’s fastest-growing data centre company; elevated their Corporate Social Responsibility…
- 6 Sept 2024
Coker Urges Africa to Close Digital Infrastructure Gap for Prosperity
Ayotunde Coker, Chief Executive Officer of Open Access Data Centre, has said that closing Africa’s digital infrastructure gap is the key to increasing prosperity on the continent. “Closing the…
- 7 Nov 2023
Aminu Maida to Lead Discussions at AfriTECH 3.0
Dr. Aminu Maida, Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), will deliver the keynote address at the third edition of the Africa Tech Alliance…
- 1 Oct 2023
Data Centre Stakeholders Rally Behind Telecoms Sector Sustainability Forum 4.0
The fourth edition of the Telecoms Sector Sustainability Forum (TSSF 4.0), organized by Business Remarks and themed “Mainstreaming Data Centres in the Nigerian Digital Economy,” is set to take place…
- 21 Apr 2015
MTN Data Centre Receives Tier III Certification
MTN, a leading ICT company in Nigeria, has been awarded the Tier III Certification for design of its data centre from the Uptime Institute. MTN Data Centre, which is located in Ojota, was assessed on…
- 7 Mar 2024
Airtel Africa To Host Ground-Breaking Event for New NXtra Data Centre in Lagos
Airtel Africa is set to host a ground-breaking ceremony to kick off the construction of its first NXtra Data Center. The event, scheduled to hold on the 12th of March 2024 at Eko Atlantic, Victoria…
- 5 Oct 2012
IDC-G Adds Main One onto its Global Footprint
The International Data Centre Group (IDC-G), the first global data centre alliance, has added West Africa onto its global footprint via its latest member Main One Cable Company, the premier…
- 24 Aug 2025
Digital Realty Commits to Africa’s Digital Transformation @ Launch of LKK2 Data Center
Engr. Ike Nnamani, chief executive officer, Digital Realty Nigeria has described the launch of LKK2 Data Centre as demonstration of his company’s commitment to Africa's digital transformation,…
- 30 Oct 2013
MainOne to Connect N4Bn Data Centre Q2 2014
MainOne, West Africa’s leading open access submarine cable company yesterday recorded another telecommunication milestone in the subregion as it performed the ground breaking ceremony for its $25…