Norton Rose Fulbright recently attended the Platform Africa
2023 conference in Marrakesh. The event was well-attended by
operators, investors, energy providers, suppliers and other
industry experts, all assembled to discuss the African data centre
and digital infrastructure sector.
Given we have a leading digital infrastructure practice, and having
advised on many transactions across the African continent (and
globally) in the data centre, towers, fibre and marine cable space,
we were particularly keen to glean insights from key stakeholders
as to the future direction of the industry. Here we outline a few
the key themes arising out of the conference.
Growth potential
Panellists were optimistic about the potential for Africa as a
key data centre market, with scope to be the fastest growing market
in the world, and the potential for key colocation and technology
hubs.
