Wingu Africa, a specialist provider of carrier-neutral, Tier III-standard data centres in East Africa, has entered a strategic partnership with Africa Data Centres, which operates the continent’s largest network of interconnected facilities.
The collaboration aims to create a seamless platform that links the East African markets of Djibouti, Ethiopia and Tanzania with Africa Data Centres’ extensive footprint across South, West, and Central Africa.
The partners say the agreement creates reciprocal opportunities for both organisations, ensuring mutual benefits. By connecting their respective networks the two companies say they are delivering a unified digital platform across some of Africa’s most important markets, enabling enterprises and service providers to scale securely, reliably, efficiently and seamlessly.
For Wingu Africa in particular, the deal opens new growth opportunities. It links its East African hubs with Africa Data Centres’ operations across seven additional markets, providing its customers with simplified access to new territories without the complexity of managing multiple providers.
Demos Kyriacou, Deputy CEO, COO and Co-founder of Wingu Africa, explains: “By connecting our infrastructure with Africa Data Centres’ extensive network, we enable enterprises to operate across borders with the reliability and resilience they expect. It’s about making Africa’s digital economy easier to access, more predictable, and globally competitive.”
For Africa Data Centres meanwhile, the partnership secures a stronger foothold in East Africa, opening the door to three of the region’s most strategically important markets. Africa Data Centres customers can now take advantage of Djibouti’s role as a vital submarine cable gateway. Ethiopia’s rapidly expanding digital economy and Tanzania’s fast-growing cloud and mobile services sector.
The partners add that the collaboration further supports governments and industry stakeholders by accelerating national digital agendas, encouraging cloud adoption, and fuelling the growth of financial technology. It also enhances East Africa’s role as a gateway for investment and innovation while complementing Africa Data Centres’ continental presence.
Both organisations point out that they are also directly contributing to the African Union’s Digital Transformation Strategy (2020–2030), which calls for inclusive, secure, and scalable digital platforms as the foundation for long-term growth and for enabling digital transformation strategies adopted by governments across the combined coverage area.
