• Africa Data Centres partners with Oni-Tel Fibre Networks to enhance connectivity in South Africa.

• The agreement integrates Oni-Tel’s Infinity platform to improve latency, capacity and network resilience.

• The move comes as Africa’s data centre market is projected to nearly double to $6.81 billion by 2030.

Pan-African data centre operator Africa Data Centres announced on Monday, April 13, that it strengthened its footprint in South Africa by signing a partnership with Oni-Tel Fibre Networks, a South African fibre provider.

The company aims to improve infrastructure performance by optimizing connectivity between its data centres located in the Gauteng region.

The partnership relies on the integration of Oni-Tel’s Infinity platform, a fibre-optic network designed to deliver low-latency and high-capacity connections across multiple sites simultaneously.

This enhanced interconnection aims to streamline data flows while improving network resilience and security.

“Companies accelerate cloud adoption, deploy artificial intelligence and run data-intensive workloads, and they need reliable and scalable connectivity within trusted local data centres. We partner with Oni-Tel to give our customers access to enhanced fibre infrastructure that supports their growth and innovation,” said Adil El Youssefi, CEO of Africa Data Centres.

The partnership comes as the market expands rapidly. A March 2025 report by Research and Markets projects that Africa’s data centre market will grow from $3.49 billion in 2024 to $6.81 billion by 2030. The report also forecasts that operational capacity will increase from 400 megawatts to about 1.3 gigawatts over the same period.

This growth attracts major multinationals such as Oracle, Google and Microsoft, which invest heavily across the continent. As a result, local operators like Africa Data Centres face intensifying competition from global players.

For enterprise clients, especially in finance, telecommunications and digital services, the upgrade will deliver faster response times, improved service availability and greater flexibility in data management. These advantages become critical as data volumes surge and as digital sovereignty emerges as a strategic priority across Africa.

This article was initially published in French by Adoni Conrad Quenum

Adapted in English by Ange J.A de Berry Quenum