Amini, a company building locally-based AI and data infrastructure across Africa, has entered into a strategic partnership with Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Foxconn and French state-owned high-performance computing firm Bull to accelerate the deployment of sovereign AI infrastructure across Africa and the Global South.
The partnership will provide governments, telecom operators, financial institutions and energy companies access to industrial-grade AI data center infrastructure that can be acquired, deployed and operated locally. This is Foxconn's first dedicated infrastructure program focused on African markets, with Amini serving as its strategic partner across Africa and other emerging economies.
Working with governments and enterprises across multiple markets to strengthen domestic AI infrastructure, Amini has built one of Africa's leading platforms for local compute and data capacity. Through the new partnership, Foxconn's advanced computing systems, server architectures and modular data center technologies – already used by leading global technology firms – will be made available to African and Global South institutions in configurations tailored to local operating conditions and regulatory frameworks.
Bull, building on its existing relationship with Amini, will support the initiative through systems integration and expertise spanning high-performance computing, AI platforms and regional AI ecosystems.
French President Emmanuel Macron described the partnership as an example of a shared sovereignty agenda. “For me, this partnership between Amini, Bull and Foxconn is a perfect example of this common sovereignty story: African, European and Taiwanese companies. We all have to face this challenge of sovereignty and reducing our dependencies,” he said.
The collaboration comes as Africa's digital economy is projected to reach $1.5 trillion by 2030, with demand for AI-enabled services in finance, energy, public administration and telecommunications growing across the Global South. Africa's data center market is expected to grow from $3.49 billion in 2024 to $6.81 billion by 2030, with installed capacity projected to triple to more than 3,460 MW over the same period. The industry estimates that Africa's AI and data infrastructure value chain will have annual revenues of between $20 billion and $30 billion by 2030.
This partnership will deploy modular AI data center infrastructure engineered for markets where stable power supply, long construction cycles and massive capital expenditures remain major barriers to hyperscale deployment. The system is designed to operate in variable power environments, can be deployed in less than 12 months and allows institutions to scale infrastructure based on demand. This model also enables data hosting in the country under the domestic regulatory framework, supporting national data sovereignty requirements.
Kate Cullot, founder and CEO of Amini, said the model is designed to keep the economic value of AI close to where it originated. “AI is becoming fundamental to every economy, yet much of the world still lacks the compute capacity needed to participate on its own terms,” he said. “This partnership ensures that Africa and the Global South can acquire, own and operate AI infrastructure locally, with sovereignty and long-term economic value at its core. The trillion-dollar demand for AI services in our markets will be met. The question is whether the infrastructure beneath it belongs to us, or for us.”
Jesse Chao, head of AI and quantum at Foxconn, said African participation in the AI economy requires infrastructure built specifically for African operating conditions. “Africa’s participation in the AI economy depends on infrastructure designed for its conditions, not adapted from elsewhere,” he said. “This partnership brings together Foxconn's global capabilities into a market model built for sovereign ownership and long-term operational viability.”
The companies said the partnership aims to ensure that more economic value generated by AI services remains in domestic economies rather than flowing to external infrastructure providers.
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