This three-story facility will store and process the country’s digital data, marking a significant step forward in the nation’s digital transformation.
The project is funded with a total of $72.8 million, with the African Development Bank (AfDB) contributing $57 million and the Congolese government providing $15.8 million.
Construction will include the installation of a 600-kilometre fibre optic cable network connecting Congo to neighboring Cameroon and the Central African Republic.
The data center, expected to be operational by December 2024, will feature dedicated server rooms, monitoring and supervision spaces, conference areas, and essential energy and air-conditioning equipment.
This initiative positions the Republic of Congo to become the first Central African nation with a sovereign data center.
“We will finally be able to host video conferences and store our data locally, eliminating reliance on servers in Europe or elsewhere,” stated Michael Ngakala, coordinator of the Central Africa Fibre-Optic Backbone Project.
Previously, Congolese data was often stored outside the country, leading to the use of domain name extensions like “ ” or “ ” instead of the nation’s “.cg” designation.
The new data center will enable Congo to host all public data domestically, while also offering data storage and backup solutions for telecommunication companies, banks, insurance firms, and other private businesses.
This development is seen as a major step towards advancing Congo’s digital economy and bolstering its digital security through increased control over its data.
Khula, a South African agritech startup dedicated to empowering farmers through a digital platform, has secured an undisclosed investment from a PepsiCo fund.
South African tech education provider HyperionDev announced securing R95 million (approximately $5 million) in a new funding round. This latest investment brings the company’s total growth capital to R595 million ($31.1 million).
Gaia Impact, a cleantech investment firm focused on Africa, has raised a new $42 million fund to support early-stage startups developing sustainable solutions for the continent.
Raxio DR Congo is the country''s first carrier-neutral Tier III data centre facility and will support the country''s digital transformation and bridging international and local connectivity.
Limete industriel, Kinshasa9.4 km to Gare CentralAlong major fibre routes
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The DR Congo is one of Africa''s largest and fastest-growing markets, with demand for digital products and services forecasted to soar in the coming years with new subsea cables landing and expansion of inland terrestrial fibre networks.
Our 24×7 facility is ideally located along key fibre routes, delivering best-in-class colocation, cross-connect, fibre and IT infrastructure services. Raxio DR Congo can house up to 400 racks and deliver 1.5MW of IT power. The site offers full redundancy with concurrent maintainability and seven layers of physical security.
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Set to commence operations in 2024, Raxio DRC will offer its customers an optimized environment for their IT equipment in a state of the art, modular facility, fully equipped with industry best in technology, security, AC/DC power compatibility and redundancy. Raxio DRC will facilitate internet traffic amongst content providers locally and make the internet experience faster, more resilient, and more affordable for all digital users.
Our carrier-neutral data centre is purpose-built and certified to Tier III standards, and offers 99.9% uptime and best-in-class equipment.
The facility offers customers affordable, secure colocation spaces and hosting environments of up to 400 racks to hold all mission-critical IT infrastructure in a 24/7 redundant environment.
Allowing customers to interconnect and choose from a diverse range of carriers.
To ensure a 24/7, concurrently maintainable and redundant environment with no single points of failure.
Phased capacity rollout to meet current and future customer demands, with the ability to grow within the facility as needs require.
Energy-efficient indirect adiabatic cooling technology with hot aisle containment.
Power distribution via redundant overhead tap-offs fed by busbars.
Able to accommodate racks from 1 kW up to 21 kW per rack.
Racks Standard 600 x 1200mm racks up to 55U. Custom solutions available.
24/7 NOC to ensure optimal performance and prompt troubleshooting.
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