Cloud Computing & Data Centers
Cassava Technologies
Zimbabwean billionaire Strive Masiyiwa's pan-African technology group, encompassing Africa Data Centres, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, and Liquid C2. Cassava is building Africa's first AI factory network, targeting roughly $720 million invested across Cape Town, Johannesburg, Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, and Morocco, with the NVIDIA-powered Cape Town facility going live in 2026 and a 20-megawatt Johannesburg AI factory targeting 13,000 GPUs across the continent by Q4 2026.
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- Ecofin Agency — Cassava targets $720M African AI factory network across six countries56% source confidence
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Mar 2025 · Cape Town AI factory announced
Masiyiwa announced Cassava's first AI factory in Cape Town, powered by NVIDIA's AI platform.
May 2026 · Johannesburg AI factory + Cape Town live
Cassava's Cape Town AI factory went live while the company announced plans for a 20-megawatt Johannesburg AI factory targeting 13,000 GPUs across Africa, part of a roughly $720 million continental buildout spanning Nigeria, Kenya, Egypt, and Morocco.