05 August 2024

Cofinity Group, Inc. (CGI) has announced strategic Channel Partnership Agreements with leading data centre providers in Africa including PAIX Data Centres, Rack Centre, Raxio, and Digital Realty which includes Digital Realty’s African entities; iColo, Teraco and Digital Realty Nigeria. Collectively, these providers operate in markets that represent over 75% of sub-Saharan Africa’s GDP across 11 countries.

“CGI is in a unique position to help enterprises secure and optimise their mission-critical applications in key African markets with experienced, trusted data centre operators. We have had the privilege of working with the leading data centre providers in Africa and we are confident that enterprises will benefit from our deep knowledge and streamlined commercial processes,” said Ray Lawless, president, CGI.

“Cofinity Group’s initiative is further evidence of the surging demand in Africa for the services of data centre companies. We welcome CGI’s role in bringing together key sectors, such as fintech, with data centre providers in Africa, continuing the transformation of Africa’s digital infrastructure and accelerating economic growth,” said Ayotunde Coker, chairman, Africa Data Centres Association.

CGI’s vast experience in various markets and close relationships with these data centre operators provides a unique opportunity to assist enterprises looking to migrate to a quality colocation data centre solution in Africa.