digital sovereignty
Infrastructure & Cloud
Côte d’Ivoire’s $170M EXIM Deal: A New US Model for African Digital Sovereignty
How a $170M EXIM-financed sovereign data center in Côte d'Ivoire signals a new US model for African digital infrastructure — and what it means for the region.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Nigeria Signs a Sovereign Cloud Framework as 90% of Its Data Runs Offshore
NITDA signed Nigeria's National Sovereign Cloud framework as 85% of workloads run on public clouds and 90% offshore. A live case study 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.
Policy & Regulation
Sovereign Cloud Hits $80B in 2026: Why Africa and the Middle East Are Growing Fastest
Gartner forecasts $80B in sovereign cloud IaaS spending in 2026, with Middle East and Africa the fastest-growing region at 89%. What it means for Algeria.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Algeria’s Digital Backbone Goes Live: Tier III Twin Data Centers, Active-Active
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s National Digital Services Center went live on 5 July 2026 with two interconnected data centers in...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Akid Lotfi Supercomputing Centre: Oran’s GPU Hub Builds Algeria’s Sovereign AI Compute
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria is building its first AI-dedicated supercomputing centre in Oran’s Akid Lotfi district, fitted with latest-generation GPUs...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Trans-Saharan Fiber Backbone: Algeria’s Path to Becoming the Sahel’s Digital Gateway
⚡ Key Takeaways Niger completed 1,031 km of new fiber across five corridors in November 2025, including a 220 km...
Infrastructure & Cloud
After Oracle Chose Casablanca: How Algeria Can Attract Its First Hyperscaler Cloud Region
⚡ Key Takeaways Oracle opened North Africa’s first public hyperscaler cloud region in Casablanca on April 7, 2026, backed by...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Sovereign Cloud Rising: How African Nations Are Building Local Data Infrastructure
⚡ Key Takeaways Sovereign cloud is a $100B global industry in 2026 with 140+ countries enacting data protection legislation. In...
Policy & Regulation
Africa’s Digital Governance Shift: From Connectivity to Control in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways Africa now has 16 national AI strategies, 311 digital infrastructure laws (up from 33 in 2011), and...
Policy & Regulation
Algeria’s Digital Platforms Bill: Data Residency, 24-Hour Takedown Rules, and What Startups Must Prepare For
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s proposed Digital Platforms Bill, currently before the APN, would require any platform with over one million...
