City approved hyperscale data centers driving infrastructure investment, with Microsoft leading discussions on AI adoption for African energy companies.

The entities involved

• Africa →

  continent

  • Ghana hosts a global conference on reparatory justice, debating colonial legacy and the government-backed repeal of the Code Noir.Mon 17:37
  • El Nino is causing global weather patterns to bring heat and dryness to various regions, testing global food output.Mon 16:37
• Cape Town →

  city in the Western Cape, South Africa

  • Cities like Cape Town and Barcelona are implementing new regulations on short-term rentals due to housing shortages.Mon 14:23
  • Draft by-law mandates registration for short-term rentals in Cape Town.Mon 14:23

Related events

• Africa and Egypt are deepening strategic and economic ties by bidding for an AI data center construction contract and offering Ascend processors.Sep 4
• PwC outlines findings regarding how Europe, Africa, and the Middle East are driving global data center investment and capital flows.Sep 3
• Girmaw Abebe Tadesse serves on the UN Scientific Panel on AI and leads Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab in Kenya.Mon 10:21
• Seeking planning approval for major data centre expansion in Cape Town involving Equinix.Jul 14
• A report was commissioned on Africa's AI future, and the continent is establishing a regional AI anchor.Aug 4