The company strengthens its emerging presence in the AI market with a new partnership. It seeks to drive innovation and enhance productivity across key sectors, including agriculture, healthcare, and energy.
Pan-African tech group Cassava Technologies announced on March 24 it has reached a partnership for an undisclosed amount with American tech giant Nvidia to strengthen its AI offers across the continent. Under the agreed terms, Cassava will deploy its partner’s advanced AI computing infrastructure to build an AI factory in Africa by mid-year. The facility will support sectors including agriculture, healthcare, energy, financial services, among others.
The initiative will first be implemented at the company’s data centers in South Africa, with plans to expand to Egypt, Kenya, Morocco, and Nigeria. These countries are among the 10 African nations listed in Stage 3 (High AI Potential) in the recent AI Investment Potential Index (AIIPI) 2025 issued by the French Development Bank. “Our AI Factory provides the infrastructure for this innovation to scale, empowering African businesses, startups, and researchers with access to cutting-edge AI infrastructure to turn their bold ideas into real-world breakthroughs — and now, they don’t have to look beyond Africa to get it,” said Strive Masiyiwa, Founder & Chairman of Cassava.
The project aligns with the company’s ambition to leverage the nascent AI African market. As part of this plan, Cassava already launched its own AI business unit – Cassava AI- in August 2024. According to Statista, Africa’s AI market is projected to reach $4.92 billion in 2025. By 2030, it is expected to reach $16.53 billion – a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 27.42%.
Let’s note that Cassava already provides services such as Data Centers, Cloud, Cyber Security, Fiber Connectivity, and Renewable Energy to large multinational and local companies.
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