--- title: MTN lines up partners for African AI data centre play description: MTN Group is advancing plans to build AI-enabled data centres in South Africa and Nigeria under its new Ambition 2030 strategy. The company has completed... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/mtn-lines-up-partners-for-african-ai-data-centre-play-juhntcdis twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: MTN lines up partners for African AI data centre play | daily.dev og:description: MTN Group is advancing plans to build AI-enabled data centres in South Africa and Nigeria under its new Ambition 2030 strategy. The company has completed... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/mtn-lines-up-partners-for-african-ai-data-centre-play-juhntcdis og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/JuhntcdiS.png og:image:alt: MTN lines up partners for African AI data centre play og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # MTN lines up partners for African AI data centre play **[TechCentral](https://daily.dev/sources/techcentral)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary MTN Group is advancing plans to build AI-enabled data centres in South Africa and Nigeria under its new Ambition 2030 strategy. The company has completed market assessments, shortlisted strategic partners for co-investment, and is negotiating operating models, though partner names and financial details remain undisclosed. The push is part of a three-pillar strategy covering connectivity, fintech, and digital infrastructure. MTN's existing Bayobab infrastructure unit posted strong 2025 results, with EBITDA up 38.8% and fibre revenue growing 41.2% in constant currency. The data centre ambitions are complemented by MTN's proposed acquisition of ~75% of IHS Holdings to become Africa's largest digital infrastructure provider. A Capital Markets Day in June 2026 will provide further strategic details. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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