Africa’s AI sovereignty problem is really an energy problem
TechCabal | 13.05.2026 18:15
In May 2024, the Biden administration brokered a $1 billion deal between Microsoft and UAE-based G42 to build a geothermal-powered data centre in Kenya’s Great Rift Valley. The overarching idea behind this deal was twofold: to strategically position Kenya as an anchor for East Africa’s AI ambitions and to check China’s growing digital influence in the region.
