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Africa’s data centre market is expanding – that’s probably not news. However, the nuances involved in how it’s growing and the rise of hyperscale cloud and supporting data centre service providers have grabbed the attention of the continent’s broader IT sector and telecommunications industry. The demand for cloud services will drive further expansion across Africa and quicken the pace of digitalisation on the continent. Going by statistics, the current situation bodes well for Africa. 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