Digital Parks Africa (DPA), a fully South African-owned data centre provider, has announced a strategic partnership with iXAfrica Data Centres, East Africa’s first AI-ready, hyper-scale, carrier-neutral data centre. The collaboration aims to broaden both companies’ data centre footprints across Southern and Eastern Africa, providing seamless infrastructure for multinational businesses and enterprises.

Seamless Access Across Southern and Eastern Africa

This reciprocal partnership allows customers of both providers to access data centre services in Kenya and South Africa under a single integrated solution.

• DPA customers gain entry into Kenya’s ecosystem, benefiting from local fibre, cloud providers, and carrier-neutral services.
• iXAfrica customers can leverage DPA’s established South African data centre infrastructure, enjoying the same high levels of resilience and operational excellence.

This move ensures consistent, reliable, and efficient data centre services across borders, making multinational expansion simpler and more cost-effective.

Building a Pan-African Digital Backbone

The DPA–iXAfrica partnership is more than a business agreement, it is a step toward creating a pan-African digital backbone. With Africa’s digital transformation accelerating, demand for carrier-neutral, high-resilience, and AI-ready data centres is rapidly increasing.

This collaboration positions DPA and iXAfrica as preferred partners for hyperscalers, enterprises, and governments seeking to expand across Africa while meeting global standards of efficiency, security, and reliability.

Leadership Insights

Snehar Shah, CEO of iXAfrica, highlighted the importance of the partnership:

“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. This is about enabling Africa’s enterprises and innovators to scale at the speed of technology while building the foundations for AI, cloud, and connectivity to thrive across the continent.”

Wiaan Vermaak, Group CCO of Digital Parks Africa, reinforced the vision:

“Our vision has always been to empower businesses with world-class infrastructure that matches the highest global standards. Partnering with iXAfrica extends this commitment beyond South Africa, ensuring that Africa is not just consuming technology, but actively shaping its digital future.”

Why This Matters for Africa’s Digital Economy

The partnership reflects a strategic commitment to Africa’s digital transformation. By combining forces, DPA and iXAfrica are:

• Expanding Africa’s data centre capacity.
• Enabling cross-border digital services.
• Supporting enterprises with scalable AI, cloud, and connectivity solutions.
• Creating a foundation for Africa’s digital economy.

Final Thoughts

The Digital Parks Africa–iXAfrica partnership is a milestone in Africa’s digital evolution, reinforcing the continent’s ability to host carrier-neutral, AI-ready, hyper-scale data centres that rival global markets. By strengthening infrastructure in South Africa and Kenya, the partnership ensures businesses, governments, and innovators have the tools they need to thrive in an increasingly digital-first economy.