Africa’s Hyperscalers Convergence 2026 Targets 700 Data Centres by 2035 as Lagos Hosts Digital Buildout
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Updated · Businessday · Aug 18
Africa’s Hyperscalers Convergence 2026 Targets 700 Data Centres by 2035 as Lagos Hosts Digital Buildout
3 articles · Updated · Businessday · Aug 18
Summary
Lagos will host Hyperscalers Convergence Africa 2026 on Sept. 4, where policymakers, investors and operators will map the infrastructure needed for Africa’s next digital economy.
The agenda has widened beyond data centres and cloud to power, connectivity, financing, data sovereignty, AI readiness and cross-border market integration—areas seen as limiting digital growth at scale.
AUDA-NEPAD infrastructure director Amine Idriss Adoum will deliver the keynote, underscoring how digital infrastructure is being tied to industrialisation, trade and regional integration.
Confirmed participants include NITDA, Microsoft, Africa Finance Corporation, Open Access Data Centres and OPay, reflecting a shift from building individual facilities to creating a continent-wide digital ecosystem.
The conference comes as Africa pushes cloud adoption and digital trade under AfCFTA, with industry estimates saying the continent needs 700 data centres by 2035.
How will the upcoming Hyperscalers Convergence Africa summit solve the massive infrastructure funding gap to turn digital dreams into bankable realities?
With the Lagos hyperscaler summit just days away, can Africa truly power a 2.2 GW AI boom while 600 million lack basic electricity?