UniCloud Africa, a pan-African cloud platform dedicated to advancing the continent’s digital sovereignty, today unveiled the groundbreaking launch and immediate availability of its enterprise-grade Sovereign Cloud and Artificial Intelligence (AI) infrastructure in 6 countries – Nigeria, Ghana, South Africa, Zambia, Senegal, and Mozambique, set to redefine Africa’s digital landscape by empowering enterprise and governments with unprecedented control and performance
Operating under the mission of “One Cloud, One Africa”, this launch is powered by a strategic partnership with TouchNet, a top Africa Technology Services provider whose extensive experience in delivering cutting-edge technology infrastructure across Africa ensures UniCloudAfrica’s platform is built on a robust, scalable foundation tailored to the continent’s unique needs.
The company immediately provides African enterprises and governments with a world-class, highly certified, financially optimized, and fully compliant alternative to expensive, high-latency offshore cloud providers.
The announcement was made at a media briefing in Lagos, where CEO of Unicloud Africa, Mr. Ladi Okuneye, declared: “The platform is the foundation for Africa’s true Digital and Financial Independence”.
Unicloud Africa’s platform is engineered to solve the most critical pain points for African businesses by delivering on these core pillars:
- Financial Sovereignty and Predictable Costs to eliminate the financial uncertainty and hidden costs that hinder growth
- Local Currency Billing, which enterprises can use to pay for world-class cloud services in their local currency, eliminating the burden of foreign exchange (FX) volatility and unpredictable costs.
- Zero Data Egress Fees, which guarantee no data egress fees, ensuring predictable monthly billing and allowing businesses to retrieve their own data freely, a major cost differentiator.
- OpEx Model: The platform is delivered on a flexible, pay-per-use, OpEx model, freeing up business capital by removing the need for significant CapEx on IT infrastructure.
“For too long, African enterprises have been held back by the financial burden and compliance risks of offshore cloud platforms,” said CEO of Unicloud Africa, Mr Ladi Okuneye,.
“This is a strategic shift. We are providing world-class infrastructure, backed by local currency billing, zero egress fees, and the peace of mind of ISO-certified, in-country data management. Unicloud Africa is the definitive foundation for Africa’s true digital and financial independence,” Okuneye noted.
“By partnering with Unicloud Africa, TouchNet is directly accelerating Africa’s digital transformation. We are delivering secure, scalable, and locally optimized AI Cloud infrastructure that empowers businesses and governments to modernize operations, drive innovation, and secure their data locally. This platform is a testament to our commitment to a connected and sovereign Africa”, said CEO of TouchNet, Mr. Charly Bahous.
”We firmly believe that fully localized cloud infrastructure is critical for economic growth and Africa’s digital future. This is why OADC is fully committed to collaborating with and providing all needed support to partners like UniCloud Africa, who are key to realizing a truly unified African digital ecosystem,” noted CEO of OADC, Dr. Ayotunde Coker.
