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They will see us build some ten interconnected, cloud- and carrier-neutral data centres across the length and breadth of the continent, in an unmatched $500m investment in Africa\u2019 digital transformation, which will double our already significant investment in the continent,\u201d<\/em> adds <strong>Duproz.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 10MW facility in Lagos is a key part of this expansion as Nigeria is a critical African market in terms of leading the charge for hyperscale customers to deploy digitisation solutions to West Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The new facility in Lagos marks a significant step forward in Africa Data Centres\u2019 ambitious long-term plans to close the digital divide in Africa and digitise the continent by bringing these services to businesses and citizens alike, he adds.<\/p>\n<p>The Lagos facility will be the de facto hub for<strong> Africa Data Centres<\/strong> in West African, says <strong>Duproz<\/strong>. <em>\u201cWe built this facility in response to the massive demand from hyperscalers, key cloud operators and multi-national enterprises that already use our facilities and have expressed interest in being a part of bringing digitisation at scale to West Africa. As the unquestioned leaders in data centre operations in Africa, we were the clear choice as partners in their expansion strategies.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Duproz<\/strong> said the Nigerian data centers were part of a Continental network of data centers being rolled out in all the key cities of Africa.<\/p>\n<p>However, <strong>Duproz<\/strong> stresses that there will be no question of sacrificing the environment to carry out the company\u2019s ambitious digitisation plans. <em>\u201cThis is a trade-off Africa Data Centres is simply not even prepared to entertain. 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