sovereign cloud
Infrastructure & Cloud
Oracle Lights Up Casablanca: First Hyperscaler Public Cloud Region in North Africa
⚡ Key Takeaways Oracle activated its Casablanca cloud region on April 13, 2026 with hosting partner N+ONE Datacenters, making it...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Algeria’s Sovereign Telecom Roadmap: Subsea Capacity Is Becoming Economic Policy
⚡ Key Takeaways Two new submarine cables, Medusa (up to 480 Tbps system capacity across 24 fibre pairs) and Africa-1...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Algeria’s Licensed Cloud Providers in 2026: ARPCE, ISAAL, Ayrade, eBS and ADEX — Who Hosts What
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria’s cloud market in 2026 is structured by the ARPCE licensing regime and the ISAAL framework, with...
Infrastructure & Cloud
The Mohammadia Anchor: How Algeria’s Huawei Data Center Reshapes Government Platforms
Huawei's Mohammadia data center reaches 80% completion and positions Algeria to host 500+ government digital projects planned for 2025–2026.
Policy & Regulation
ARPCE Cloud Data Residency: How Algeria’s 2026 Framework Positions Local Hosts
⚡ Key Takeaways Algeria's cloud data residency framework rests on Law 22-39 (January 2022), ARPCE Decision No. 48/SP/PC/ARPT/17 (November 2017),...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Algeria’s Cloud Homecoming: Why Workloads Are Moving Domestic in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways IDC projects 80% of enterprises will repatriate some public-cloud workloads within 12 months, and the Nutanix Enterprise...
Infrastructure & Cloud
GAIA-X Becomes a Procurement Requirement: How Europe’s Sovereign Cloud Certification Is Reshaping Enterprise Contracts in 2026
⚡ Key Takeaways On April 17, 2026, the European Commission awarded its Sovereign Cloud call for tender (up to €180M...
Infrastructure & Cloud
Azure Local on Armada Galleon: Sovereign AI Arrives at the Disconnected Edge
⚡ Key Takeaways Microsoft and Armada launched a partnership on March 31, 2026 that deploys Azure Local on Armada’s ruggedized...
Startups
African Cloud-Native Startups Build Sovereign Data Centers for AI
African startups like Horus Labs and Udu Technologies are building sovereign cloud infrastructure for AI, challenging hyperscaler dominance with local solutions.
Infrastructure & Cloud
Algeria Closes the Hyperscaler Gap: Why No AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Data Centers—And What Comes Next
⚡ Key Takeaways Bottom Line: No hyperscaler has built data centers in Algeria, but Djezzy Cloud and data localization laws...