MTN Digital Infrastructure has entered into a strategic partnership with a UAE-based data centre investment platform, founded by Tarek Al Ashram, an experienced data centre developer, operator and investor, to accelerate the development of AI-ready digital infrastructure platforms across Africa. The new partnership will help address growing demand for cloud, enterprise, digital and AI-enabled services across Africa by combining MTN Digital Infrastructure's extensive African footprint, market knowledge and infrastructure assets with specialist investment, development and operating expertise in the data centre sector.

The company identifies South Africa and Nigeria as priority markets for the initial phase of its data centre strategy.

The largest network provider in Africa, MTN, has agreed to collaborate with Dubai-based investor Tarek Al Ashram to build data center infrastructure across Africa, as AI continues…