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MTN launches West Africa’s largest Tier III data centre with cloud services to rival Amazon, Google, others.
MTN Nigeria today, July 1, 2025, launched what it describes as West Africa’s largest Tier III data centre—and one of the largest in Africa.
Named the Sifiso Dabengwa Data Centre, the facility has a capacity of nine megawatts and is equipped with cloud infrastructure that the telco claims rivals offerings from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google.
The company has launched the first phase of the data centre, which delivers 4.5 megawatts of capacity. The second phase will be introduced based on demand for computing power. According to Yahaya Ibrahim, MTN Nigeria’s Chief Technical Officer, both phases are valued at $235 million, while the cloud infrastructure alone costs $20 million.
Roger Shutte, MTN Nigeria’s General Manager for Infrastructure, told journalists during a press briefing that the facility is expected to scale up to 14 or even 20 megawatts, depending on future demand. Read More ,,,
