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Over the past twenty years, Africa has gone from the promise of connectivity to the reality of a digital continent. Fiber networks are expanding, 4G/5G is progressing, submarine cables and regional IXPs are multiplying.
Africa is stepping fully into the era of artificial intelligence. But behind the promises of innovation and growth, a reality emerges: most AI models used on the continent are hosted thousands of kilometers away on foreign servers and trained with data that does not reflect Africa’s languages, faces, or realities. According to GIZ, less than 2% of the datasets used worldwide come from Africa (GIZ – Africa’s AI Revolution Needs You, 2025). The result: so-called “African” AI that poorly understands regional languages, health models based on Western data, and fintech solutions slowed down by distant servers. AI hosted elsewhere is AI that escapes the continent’s sovereignty.
Every year, World Computer Security Day serves as a reminder of the importance of strong protection against cyber threats. But for African leaders : CEOs, CIOs/CTOs, CFOs, CISOs, IT managers and investors cybersecurity is no longer a one-day topic. It is a daily battle, directly tied to growth, customer trust, financial risk and the ability to attract investment. In a context where Africa records one of the fastest global growth rates in cyberattacks, the central question is no longer “How do we protect ourselves?” but rather: “How do we anticipate, absorb and transform cyber risk into a strategic advantage?”
On November 30, 1988, a computer worm, the Morris Worm, paralyzed nearly 10% of ARPANET, the ancestor of the Internet. The incident was so significant that it gave birth to International Computer Security Day, celebrated every year on November 30. Thirty-five years later, Africa is experiencing a shift of a different kind: cybersecurity is no longer just a technical issue. It has become a condition for economic stability, a governance imperative and above all the foundation of data sovereignty.
Artificial intelligence has the potential to transform Africa’s economy but most of the data used to train today’s models doesn’t come from Africa. The result? Algorithms that struggle with local languages, agronomic realities, financial behaviors and the continent’s specific healthcare contexts. When data and compute remain hosted outside Africa, latency increases, egress costs skyrocket and compliance becomes a constant hurdle.
Over 93.6% of industry executives anticipate strong or moderate growth, confirming investors' optimism despite structural challenges. As a strategic sponsor of this study, STELLARIX is committed to working alongside African players to build the future of digital infrastructure on the continent.
In this article, we will focus on the latter two terms: cloud hosting and web hosting. What is cloud hosting? What is web hosting? What are the main differences? Which of the two should be preferred for a company? We answer all these questions ?
In times of ongoing uncertainty, businesses, organizations, institutions, and other infrastructures increasingly feel the need to keep pace with society's evolution in order to maintain a high level of performance.
Regardless of the industry, all companies have sensitive data. This data is crucial, and its management and storage require both security and efficiency. That's why it is stored in a "datacenter". The term "datacenter" is not new and is increasingly used in companies. But what is it really? What are its components? And above all, what risks do companies and institutions that prefer not to use it face?
Over the past few decades, the digital age and technology have been constantly evolving and innovating. In the same way, the techniques and tools for securing sensitive data have also taken a different turn. As a result, some, if not almost all companies, institutions and organizations, now use a data center to store and manage their sensitive data.
