Cassava Technologies to build five African AI factories

Cassava Technologies founder Strive Masiyiwa has announced plans to build five AI factories in Africa over the next 12 months.

According to ITWeb, the facilities will be constructed in South Africa, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt and Morocco.

The move extends the company’s Sovereign AI Cloud strategy, aimed at expanding Africa’s data centre footprint and reducing reliance on overseas infrastructure. Earlier this year, Cassava partnered with Nvidia to launch what it claimed was Africa’s first AI data centre, powered by the US tech giant’s processors in South Africa.

Masiyiwa said: “Our AI factory provides the infrastructure for innovation to scale, empowering African businesses, start-ups, and researchers with access to cutting-edge AI infrastructure. Now they don’t have to look beyond Africa to get it.”

Masiyiwa, who also founded Econet Wireless, is one of Africa’s most prominent business leaders.

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