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Infrastructure & Cloud
Morocco’s $1.2B Nexus AI Factory: Africa’s First Sovereign AI Compute Platform for EMEA
Morocco won a $1.2B Nexus AI Factory over South Africa -- Africa's first sovereign AI compute platform for EMEA. What it means for Algeria.
Startups
Egypt’s $400M Data-Center License: A Homegrown Bet on Government Cloud
Egypt's NTRA licensed Hassan Allam Digital Infrastructure for a $400M data center serving government and finance — the tenth license in two years. Lessons for Algeria.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Liquid Cooling in AI Data Centers: Why Direct-to-Chip Is the New Default
⚡ Key Takeaways Average data center rack power density has doubled from 8 kW to 17 kW in two years...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Algérie Télécom’s Multi-City Cloud Push: What the Constantine Data Center Means for Enterprise PaaS
⚡ Key Takeaways Algérie Télécom inaugurated its Constantine data center in February 2023 — built by internal teams — and...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Intel and Google’s IPU Bet: Why Offloading Networking From the CPU Is the Infrastructure Story of 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways On April 9, 2026, Intel and Google announced a multiyear deal deploying Intel Xeon 6 and custom...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Power Before Space: How the Grid Interconnect Queue Is Reshaping the Global Colocation Market in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Active hyperscaler IT load will grow from 24.37 GW in 2025 to 147.13 GW by 2035. Primary...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Lagos Lights Up: What Digital Realty’s Nigeria IXP Means for North Africa’s Cloud Ambitions
⚡ Key Takeaways Digital Realty has activated an IXP at its Lagos Lekki facility tied to the 2Africa cable, creating...
Infrastructure & Cloud
The Cooling Tipping Point: Liquid Cooling Now Powers 57% of AI Servers in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Liquid cooling now accounts for 57% of AI server deployments in 2026, up from 23% the prior...
Infrastructure & Cloud
America-India Connect: Google’s $15B Subsea Bet Makes India an AI Trade Hub
⚡ Key Takeaways Google is constructing $15 billion in data center infrastructure in Andhra Pradesh, India, anchored by subsea cable...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Helix Digital Infrastructure: KKR’s $10B Bet on Owning the Full AI Infrastructure Stack
⚡ Key Takeaways KKR has secured more than $10 billion to launch Helix Digital Infrastructure — led by former AWS...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Inference Is the New Training: How AI Is Forcing a Cloud Infrastructure Redesign
⚡ Key Takeaways AI inference already accounts for half of all AI compute in 2025 (Deloitte) and will reach two-thirds...
