Digital Parks Africa (DPA), a South African-owned data centre provider, has partnered with iXAfrica Data Centres, which owns and operates East Africa’s first hyperscale, AI-ready data centre in Kenya, to bring what the partners call world-class data centre services to Southern and East Africa.

This reciprocal partnership marks the first step in expanding both providers’ footprints across the African continent. Indeed, with this collaboration, both providers say, they can offer businesses and multinational customers seamless access to data centre services across Southern and East Africa. Customers can now leverage points of presence in both regions through a single, integrated solution, simplifying multinational operations and expansion.

In practical terms, they add, this means that DPA customers will gain access to data centre services in Kenya, benefiting from the local ecosystem, including fibre and cloud operators. Similarly, iXAfrica customers can tap into Digital Parks Africa’s established infrastructure in South Africa.

This collaboration, DPA and iXAfrica suggest, ensures consistent, reliable, and efficient data centre services across borders – allowing customers to expand into new economic hubs while partnering with trusted providers in each region.

The partnership is also described as a strategic move to create a pan-African digital backbone. Together, iXAfrica and DPA are positioning themselves as the partners of choice for hyperscalers, enterprises, and governments seeking to power the next wave of digital growth.

Snehar Shah, CEO of iXAfrica, explains: “By aligning with DPA, we are giving customers the confidence to expand seamlessly across borders with the same reliability, efficiency, and resilience they expect in global markets. For us at iXAfrica, it’s about enabling Africa’s enterprises and innovators to scale at the speed of technology while creating the foundations for AI, cloud, and connectivity to thrive across the continent.”