Google has surpassed its five-year $1 billion investment target in Africa, as the Alphabet-owned company expands its cloud, AI and connectivity push while launching a $1 million programme with Idris Elba’s Akuna Group to support African creators.
The Alphabet-owned company announced the milestone on Wednesday at its first Africa Cloud Summit in Johannesburg, where it unveiled new projects aimed at improving internet capacity, digital skills, AI development and startup growth.
The latest commitments build on Google’s 2025 launch of its Johannesburg cloud region, a major step in its effort to serve African businesses, governments and developers closer to home.
Google said it will establish a connectivity hub in South Africa’s Eastern Cape, the first of four planned hubs across Africa.
The facility will connect the continent to Australia through the Umoja subsea cable and to India through a new route, improving internet resilience and capacity.
