ICT

Zambia's ICT sector grew 17.4% in 2024, the fastest in the economy. Who buys network, fibre and data-centre kit, and how suppliers reach them.

MTN and Airtel Uganda spent close to UGX 1.1 trillion on network capex in 2025. Where ICT and data-centre suppliers find Ugandan RFQs.

Kenya's data centre market hits USD 266M in 2025, and Nairobi's 1,795 m altitude changes every cooling quote. Buying used and modular cooling, honestly.

Kenya's data centre market hit USD 266M in 2025, with 100,000 km of public fibre in build. Who buys ICT infrastructure in Kenya and how suppliers win.

iXAfrica's first Nairobi hall alone is 780 racks at 4.5 MW. The procurement sequence for rack systems on a Kenyan data centre build, step by step.

Kenya's flagship device plant built 700,000 units against 3 million of capacity. What a first SMT line here actually needs, and who is buying one.

Kenya's grid averaged 113 outage hours per customer in FY2025. How UPS and switchgear suppliers get onto parastatal and data centre bid lists.

Senegal's build-out, from the 1.4 MW Diamniadio hub to Dakar's new 1.2 MW Paix campus, drives CRAC, chiller, and aisle-containment RFQs.

Senegal's fifth submarine cable landed in December 2025. Here's who buys fibre optic cable, ducting, splicers and OTDRs, and how the RFQs move.

Sonatel's EUR 87M loan and the Diamniadio digital park drive cooling, UPS, rack, and fibre RFQs. How suppliers win Senegal data centre and ICT work.

Senegal logged 312 load-shedding events in 2024. A project guide to sizing, ECA-backed financing, and winning UPS and backup power RFQs.

PAIX's Dakar data centre brings 1.2 MW across 918 sqm online in 2026. How to sell server racks, cabinets, and containment into Senegal.

MTN alone is putting $1.1bn into Ghana's network over three years. How data-centre, fibre, and telecom-power suppliers reach the buyers.

MTC switched on commercial 5G in four towns in August 2025. Where to source RAN, core, microwave backhaul, towers and power for Namibia.

Namibia's colocation market grows 9.9% a year. Sourcing CRAC, chillers and free-cooling: the buyers, the arid-climate spec, the FX and how to get quotes.

Raxio's Dar es Salaam site alone holds 800 racks at 6 MW. Indicative budget ranges for precision cooling, racks, and PDUs in Tanzania.

Telecom Namibia laid 233,800m of fibre across eight FTTx projects. Where to sell ADSS, OPGW, duct and drop cable, with FX and LC mechanics.

MTC committed N$624.9M capex for 2025/26 and Namibia's colocation market grows 9.9% a year. Where data centre and telecom equipment RFQs sit.

Tanzania put Sh73 billion into its ICT backbone in 2025/26, funding two national data centres. Where foreign suppliers find the RFQs.

Egypt's data center market more than doubles to $694M by 2030, and 45C summers make cooling the hardest line item. How buyers source it.

Egypt put EGP 13B into ICT for FY25/26 and its data centre market more than doubles to $694M by 2030. Where the RFQs sit for foreign vendors.

Morocco has 23 live data centres and a ~2 GW build pipeline. How foreign equipment suppliers win ICT, data-centre, and electronics RFQs.

South Africa runs 300-350MW of live data centre load on an unstable grid. Here is how to source UPS systems and get quotes from foreign suppliers.

Nigeria's data centre market hit $1.4B in 2025, with capacity set to grow 6x by 2030. How suppliers win ICT RFQs across data centres, fibre, and towers.

South Africa runs 300-350MW of live data centre capacity with 120-200MW more in build. Here is how foreign equipment suppliers win the RFQs.