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AI infrastructure expansion in North Africa

Overview

Nexus Core Systems and NVIDIA are initiating large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure projects in North Africa. In Morocco, the Nexus AI Factory project near Casablanca involves a $1.2 billion investment to establish a facility with a planned capacity of up to 500 megawatts. This project will utilize NVIDIA Blackwell technology and renewable energy from TAQA Morocco to support high-performance computing and reduce the continent's reliance on external digital infrastructure.

NVIDIA is also expanding its regional footprint into Egypt through a memorandum of understanding aimed at establishing the country as a regional AI hub. This collaboration includes providing technology for Egypt’s first sovereign AI-powered data center, with initial capacity goals of 20 megawatts and long-term targets of 200 megawatts. The Egyptian initiative focuses on digital skill development, startup innovation, and research, part of a broader framework to attract significant foreign direct investment.

Entities

Taqa Morocco · Nvidia · Morocco · AMDIE · Egypt

Timeline

  1. 7 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    NVIDIA expands AI infrastructure footprint in Morocco and Egypt

    NVIDIA is driving AI infrastructure growth in North Africa, investing in a $1.2 billion Nexus AI Factory in Morocco and partnering with Egypt to develop sovereign AI-powered data centers.

  2. 9 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Morocco to host $1.2 billion Nexus AI Factory project

    Nexus Core Systems will invest $1.2 billion to build an AI factory in Morocco, utilizing NVIDIA technology and renewable energy to reach a planned capacity of 500 megawatts.

Sources

al3omk.com · ar.consonews.ma · lemaroc360.com · managers.tn