The United States is facilitating 26 billion dollars in public-private partnerships to deploy digital infrastructure across Africa. Microsoft and G42 are building a one billion dollar AI data center in Kenya powered by geothermal energy, with operations expected to launch by May 2026. Cassava Technologies has committed up to 720 million dollars to AI data centers equipped with Nvidia technology, with a first phase of 3,000 GPUs launched in March 2025 in South Africa before expanding to Egypt, Nigeria, Kenya, and Morocco. Africa currently accounts for less than 1% of global data center capacity, but that figure is projected to reach 1.2 gigawatts by 2030. This US offensive directly targets China, which has forged agreements with 52 African nations and plans 20 digital infrastructure projects between 2025 and 2027.
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