Africa's data centers, by country
Africa's data center footprint is growing but remains highly concentrated in a small number of countries.
31 African countries in our probe coverage
AfricaLatency attempts live measurements across 31 countries. Major digital infrastructure and interconnection hubs include Johannesburg and Cape Town, Lagos, Nairobi, Cairo, Casablanca and Accra. These hubs provide useful market context, but a nearby data centre does not by itself prove a fast route or a good user experience.
The country list describes where probes are requested, not a guarantee that every location has an available live probe on every scan. The data-centre figures below are third-party market references, separate from AfricaLatency's own live measurements.
Run Free Scan →Approximately 249–282 facilities
Data Centre Map tracked approximately 249–282 facilities across Africa as of early-to-mid 2026, with the number rising over the course of the year as new capacity comes online. Note: figures from different trackers vary — the IMF's 2026 Sub-Saharan Africa report counts roughly 160 facilities, but that figure excludes North Africa.
Data centers by country
| Country | Data centres |
|---|---|
| South Africa | ~60–61 |
| Nigeria | ~22–25 |
| Kenya | ~19 |
| Morocco | ~14 |
| Egypt | ~13 |
| DR Congo | ~4 |
| Zambia | ~3 |
| Most other countries | 1–5 (roughly a dozen+ countries have just one) |
Source: Data Centre Map, and the IMF's 2026 paper "Unlocking the Potential: AI in Sub-Saharan Africa." Figures as tracked February–August 2026 — this market moves quickly; treat exact counts as approximate rather than live. This is third-party market data, not AfricaLatency's own measured dataset — see our methodology for what we directly verify.