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Raxio names Robert Skjødt as CEO

African data center operator Raxio has appointed Robert Skjødt as CEO, to replace Robert Mullins, who will remain an advisor for an unspecified transition period. Mullins has been at the helm of the company for five years. Skjødt previously held leadership roles in global energy, renewables, a...

December 02, 2024

Raxio Group

Raxio Group launches new data center in Congo

Raxio Group has launched a 1.5MW data center in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The facility which spans 1,542 sqm (16,598 sq ft) and can house up to 400 racks has received the Tier III design certification from Uptime Institute. Robert Mullins, CEO of Raxio Group s...

August 28, 2024

Raxio Group

Raxio Data Centres opens new facility in Mozambique

Pan-African operator Raxio Data Centres this week announced the opening of a facility in Maputo, Mozambique; Raxio Mozambique (Raxio MZ1), offering 3MW across 2,000 sqm, with capacity for up to 400 racks.“We are proud to be opening Mozambique’s first Tier III, hyper-scale ready data center and...

May 28, 2024

Raxio Group

Iridium to support South Korean military with connectivity

Satellite provider Iridium has entered into an agreement with the Republic of Korea (ROK) Ministry of Defense (MOD) to provide connectivity for strategic use within the Republic of Korea's military operations. Iridium will provide the ROK Army with a range of services, including real-time pos...

March 01, 2024

Abidjan

Paratus secures $31 million debt facility to fund expansion plans

Pan-African firm Paratus has secured a new debt facility worth $31 million from Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, and its fund manager, Ninety One. This credit facility dedicated to the expansion of its fiber and data center ...

November 09, 2023

Angola

African DC provider Raxio raises $46 million in equity funding

African data center provider Raxio Data Centres recently raised another $46 million in equity funding which will be dedicated to its expansion efforts in Africa and catering to growing demand in the continent. Brooks Washington, partner at Roha said after the announcement, “This funding will ...

October 26, 2023

Raxio Group

Paratus Group announces plans for new facility in Angola

Paratus Group has announced plans to construct Angola’s first Tier-IV-by-design data centre in Luanda. This is the company’s third in the country, and Angola’s first Tier-IV by design.According to Chief Technical Officer at Paratus, Rolf Mendelsohn, the new facility will be constructed on a 30...

June 28, 2023

Angola

Raxio announces $170 million sustainability-linked debt facility

Raxio has announced that it has secured up to $170 million in sustainability-linked debt, as part of a multiple-tranche sustainability-linked debt facility. Through Proparco and the Emerging Africa Infrastructure Fund (EAIF), a Private Infrastructure Development Group (PIDG) company, the fina...

April 19, 2023

Raxio Group

Raxio reveals expansion plans in Angola

Raxio has announced that it is investing and establishing 'Raxio Angola,' a new 6MW data center, set to be the first carrier-neutral Tier III data center in the country. It will be located on the outskirts of Luanda, in the Cacuaco district.Robert Mullins, CEO of Raxio Group, said: "Our decis...

January 19, 2023

Raxio Group

Raxio breaks ground on facility in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire

The Raxio Group has announced that it has commenced work on its fifth data center in Côte d'Ivoire. This is reportedly the country's first Tier III-standard carrier-neutral colocation data center.The company held a ground-breaking ceremony at the site, located at the Village of Innovation and...

November 08, 2022

Raxio Group

Raxio Breaks Ground on MZ1 Facility in Maputo, Mozambique

Raxio Group has announced that construction has started at its Raxio MZ1 data center in Maputo, Mozambique. The facility will be Mozambique’s first carrier-neutral, privately owned data center. Raxio MZ1 is rated Tier III, and it has the capacity for 250 racks. The data center is scheduled ...

October 04, 2022

Raxio Group

Safaricom to expand footprint in Ethiopia

Safaricom is to build a new data center outside Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, it has been announced. This comes following the signing of a developed land sublease agreement with Industrial Parks Development Corporation (IPDC) to build a new Tier-III quality ‘telco-cloud data center’. The facility wil...

September 26, 2022

Ethiopia

Raxio Breaks Ground on its 1.5MW Kinshasa Data Center in The DRC

Raxio has announced that it has begun constructing its new Kinshasa facility in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The company first announced the data center in March 2021. At the ground-breaking ceremony, Raxio noted that the facility is the DRC’s first Tier III rated carrier-neutral...

September 23, 2022

Raxio Group

Raxio Group announces plans for Tanzania data center

African data center operator Raxio Group has announced its plans to expand in Tanzania, with its 'Raxio Tanzania' facility, which is the first carrier-neutral, privately-owned Tier III data center in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.The facility will be 'multi-megawatt' and meet Uptime Tier III standar...

March 28, 2022

Raxio Group

Raxio Group to open first carrier neutral Tier III data center in the Ivory Coast

Raxio Group has announced its plans to develop a Tier III data center in Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). The data center will be located at the village of Innovation and Technology, 30KM from Abidjan. Raxio is developing the facility in collaboration with Master Power Technologies. The facilit...

October 27, 2021

Raxio Group

Africell opens data center in Angola

Africell has announced the opening of its new data center in Luanda, Angola. This is after it signed a new partnership with Angola Cables. According to Africell, the new facility will be in the Kings Tower building in the center of Luanda. CEO of Africell, Cristopher Lundh, said the company is...

October 27, 2021

Angola

Raxio chooses Master Power to build multiple data centers in Africa

Raxio Group has appointed South Africa-based Master Power Technologies to help develop its data centers. Master Power Technologies is a private company founded in 1999 which provides data center and turnkey power solutions across Africa. Master Power will help design, supply, install and co...

August 27, 2021

Raxio Group

Raxio to build Tier III data center in Mozambique

Raxio Group has announced that it will build a data center in Mozambique. The data center will be a 1.5MW capacity data center. It will also be the first privately owned Tier III carrier-neutral data center in the country. The facility will be in the Beluluane Industrial Park, outside Maput...

July 09, 2021

Raxio Mozambique

Raxio opens Tier III data center in Uganda

Raxio Data Center just opened a new data center in Kampala, Uganda. The new facility was built to Tier III standards, and it has a colocation space of up to 400 racks. Plans were already in place for a data center in Uganda since 2018 and the data center general manager, James Byaruhanga, ...

May 27, 2021

Raxio Uganda

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