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Updated 16 Jun 2026

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16 Jun 2026

Egypt licenses a $400m data centre and cloud build

The National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority granted Hassan Allam Digital Infrastructure a licence to build and operate data centres and sell cloud services, with $400m committed to the first phase. It is the tenth such licence issued in two years, aimed at serving government and enterprise demand onshore.

TechAfrica News16 Jun 2026

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Khazna and Benya to build Egypt’s first hyperscale campus
The two are planning a $250m facility at Maadi Technology Park with about 25MW of IT load, which would be the country’s first hyperscale-class site. It marks Gulf operator capital entering the Egyptian market directly rather than through a local reseller.
Khazna Data Centers11 Feb 2026
Africa50 puts $15m into Raya Data Center
The pan-African infrastructure investor took a 42.9% stake in Raya Data Center, alongside $10m from Raya Information Technology, to fund a greenfield Tier III site in Egypt. Raya already runs two Tier III facilities in Cairo, and construction on the new one was set to start in early 2025.
Daily News Egypt10 Dec 2024

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Rank in Africa: 5 of 54
Region: North Africa

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Egypt licenses a $400m data centre and cloud build

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