Technology companies Vertiv and Cybastion have entered into a new partnership aimed at supporting the expansion of critical digital infrastructure across several African countries.
The companies have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will create a framework for cooperation on major digital infrastructure projects in Northwest Africa, with Morocco, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Burkina Faso, Chad and Gabon among the markets covered by the agreement.
The partnership comes as demand for data centres, cloud services, artificial intelligence infrastructure and secure digital platforms continues to increase across the continent.
Partnership targets major digital projects
Under the agreement, Vertiv is expected to combine its expertise in data centre infrastructure with Cybastion’s established relationships and experience working on government-led digital transformation initiatives.
The arrangement is designed to allow the companies to identify and participate in major infrastructure opportunities at an earlier stage.
For Vertiv, the partnership provides an opportunity to bring its expertise in areas such as power systems, cooling technology and other critical data centre infrastructure into broader national digitalisation projects.
Zineb Kamri, Vertiv’s regional director for Northwest Africa, said customers are increasingly looking for complete digital ecosystems rather than individual technology products as investment in AI, cloud computing and sovereign infrastructure grows across Africa.
She said the collaboration with Cybastion would allow Vertiv to integrate its infrastructure solutions into wider national digital programmes and reach additional projects.
Morocco emerges as a key market
Morocco is expected to play an important role in the partnership as the North African country continues to position itself as a regional technology and digital hub.
According to Vertiv, Morocco’s efforts to attract hyperscale data centres and AI-related investments make it a particularly significant market for future digital infrastructure projects.
The partnership also builds on Vertiv’s existing activities in Morocco. In July 2026, the company signed an MoU with Morocco’s Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform aimed at supporting the country’s digital infrastructure, including cloud computing, AI and data centre development.
The country’s ambitions around sovereign digital infrastructure are part of a broader effort to increase domestic capacity for storing and processing data while strengthening its digital economy.
Cybastion brings regional government experience
Cybastion, a US-based technology company, has developed a growing presence across Africa and works with governments on digital transformation initiatives.
The company’s regional reach is expected to complement Vertiv’s infrastructure capabilities, particularly in countries where public-sector digital projects are expanding.
Cybastion CEO Dr Thierry Wandji said the partnership would help the company respond more quickly to the continent’s growing requirements for data centres, AI infrastructure and secure digital platforms.
He added that combining the capabilities of both companies could support African countries seeking greater control over their digital infrastructure and data.
Cybastion already has operations in several African markets, including Côte d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso, Benin, Gabon, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Niger and Guinea.
Growing demand for data centres and AI infrastructure
The agreement comes as African governments and businesses increase investment in digital infrastructure to support expanding internet use, cloud computing, artificial intelligence and other technology services.
Data centres are becoming increasingly important as more services move online and organisations require reliable facilities to store and process growing volumes of information.
At the same time, governments are placing greater emphasis on digital sovereignty, which generally involves developing stronger domestic control over critical digital systems, infrastructure and data.
Vertiv and Cybastion believe their combined capabilities can help address some of these requirements by connecting infrastructure expertise with local and government relationships.
Partnership could create wider opportunities
The two companies intend for the new framework to be flexible enough to support additional joint projects as opportunities emerge across the region.
Rather than limiting the arrangement to a single project, the MoU provides a broader platform through which the companies can pursue digital infrastructure initiatives in multiple markets.
For Vertiv, this could create opportunities to supply the power and cooling systems needed to operate large-scale data centres and other critical facilities.
For Cybastion, the relationship strengthens its ability to pair its digital transformation expertise and regional presence with established infrastructure technology.
As African countries continue investing in cloud services, AI and secure digital systems, both companies are positioning the partnership to respond to the continent’s evolving technology needs.
The collaboration therefore represents another step in the growing push to build stronger, more resilient and increasingly sovereign digital infrastructure across Africa.
