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THE AFRICA AI ARBITRAGE

The continent that holds 25% of humanity by 2050 still hosts under 1% of the world's data center capacity. The race to close that gap is rewriting where AI gets built.

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Ivan Ferrari
May 05, 2026
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In 2050, one in four humans will be African. The continent’s median age today is 19.5. Europe’s is 44. The mismatch between where the population is heading and where the compute lives is the single l…

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