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Essays and analyses on AI infrastructure, technology strategy, and Africa's role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
The Billion-Dollar Wake-Up Call: What Kenya's Stalled Data Centre Tells Africa About the AI Race
Kenya just turned away a billion dollars - because the lights could not stay on.
Microsoft and G42's landmark data centre deal collapsed under the weight of a grid that wasn't ready. It is not a Kenyan failure. It is an African signal.
The AI race runs on electricity. Africa must decide - right now - whether it builds that future or watches someone else build it instead.