Vodacom says it will look for partners to build AI data centres across Africa, with plans to begin in Egypt and then expand to other larger markets. Quartz and TechCentral report that Vodacom’s CEO, Shameel Joosub, points to Egypt as an early focus, while also naming South Africa and Kenya as likely follow-on hubs. Quartz adds that the company’s half-year headline earnings rise by 25.6% alongside the announcement.
Across coverage, outlets emphasise different pieces of the same strategy. TechCentral frames the expansion as a staged plan—Egypt first, with South Africa and Kenya next—and focuses on the investment pricing aspect. In separate reporting, TechCentral also details the Egypt approach, describing a co-investment arrangement in a joint venture involving Elsewedy Electric and Cassava Technologies. Together, the articles portray Vodacom’s move as both a partnership-led build-out and a geographically phased roll-out.
