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FIRST ON FOX: Africa could become the next major frontier for data centers and Artificial Intelligence, experts say.The Trump administration is backing and promoting American companies to make AI development, in their words, ‘the gold standard’.The U.S.
is trying increasingly to grab business opportunities in Africa, as backlash and environmental restrictions hit data center development in the U.S.and Africa."Africa is emerging as a significant potential location for building AI infrastructure, especially as many mature markets face increasing environmental and power constraints," Abhishek Goyal, Consultant at specialist research group Arizton Advisory & Intelligence, told Fox News Digital.US COMPANIES WIN BILLIONS IN AFRICAN DATA CENTER DEALS IN DIRECT COMPETITION WITH CHINARendering of U.S.
company Cybastion’s projected data center in the Ivory Coast, West Africa.The U.S.
Embassy in Abidjan helped facilitate a $170m contract with the government of the Ivory Coast which includes the provision of the data center.Image credit: (Cybastion)He added, "The continent could become the next major frontier for AI infrastructure development.
As the U.S.and Europe encounter challenges such as power scarcity, grid congestion, permitting issues and environmental regulations, Africa's underdeveloped infrastructure presents an opportunity rather than a disadvantage."A State Department spokesperson told Fox News Digital, "We are committed to ensuring that American AI – including enabling infrastructure like data centers – continues to be the gold standard worldwide, and that we remain the partner of choice for foreign governments and businesses who are seeking to upgrade their telecommunications networks and AI capabilities."Amongst other deals, this year with U.S.
help, an American company has won a $6.2 billion deal in Lesotho in Southern Africa for a data center and hydropower plant.In the central African country of Gabon, the U.S.Embassy helped win $600 mill...