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50 MW Morocco – 20 MW Rwanda – 10 MW Djibouti
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Strategic hubs — Morocco, Djibouti, Rwanda
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Targeted full deployment investment
Data and cloud have become critical infrastructure.
AI is driving unprecedented demand for compute.
Sovereignty, security and trust are now essential.
AI infrastructure powers governments, healthcare, education, industry and innovation.
AI infrastructure is the foundation of economic and social development.
MAIDA is building the sovereign data center infrastructure powering this new era.
Why Africa
The next global hub for AI infrastructure.
Global compute demand is accelerating faster than infrastructure supply.
Africa combines major renewable energy potential with a strategic position between Europe, the Middle East and the continent's growing digital markets.
With less than 1% of global data center capacity, Africa represents one of the world's largest long-term infrastructure opportunities.
This creates a foundation for sovereign AI, digital sovereignty and local compute built to global standards.
MAIDA is building AI infrastructure for Africa and a global compute platform serving Europe, the Middle East, North America and Asia.
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Why Morocco
The natural home for Africa's flagship AI infrastructure.
Morocco is positioning itself as a leading digital and AI hub for Africa and the Arab States. Alongside UNDP, the Kingdom has launched the Digital for Sustainable Development (D4SD) Hub, reinforcing its role in digital transformation, artificial intelligence and digital public infrastructure across the region.
Strategic Geography
A natural gateway between Europe, Africa and the Middle East.
Political Stability & National Ambition
Royal and governmental commitment, led by the Ministry of Digital Transition and Administrative Reform, Morocco Digital 2030, and a national ambition of 500 MW of data center capacity.
Renewable Energy
Among the world's highest solar intensity, regular Atlantic wind, a national target of 52% renewable electricity by 2030, and green hydrogen as a strategic pillar.
Atlantic Connectivity
Morocco is one of Africa's best-connected digital gateways, with multiple submarine fibre-optic cables, expanding 5G networks and low-latency access to Europe, Africa and the global Internet backbone.
Talent & Education
UM6P, ENSIAS, Université Mohammed I Oujda, and Université Cadi Ayyad Marrakech feed a fast-growing data, AI and cloud skills pipeline.
Regulatory Alignment
Full compliance alignment within the CNDP and DGSSI frameworks.
The Platform
One platform. Five pillars of sovereign AI infrastructure.
AI Infrastructure & GPU Compute
Hybrid, scalable, HPC-ready compute infrastructure built for sovereign AI workloads.
Sovereign Cloud & Data Services
Sovereign cloud and data infrastructure designed for governments and regulated industries.
AI Applications
GovTech and Healthcare AI applications built on sovereign infrastructure.
Education, Training & Startup Incubation
Building the continent's AI, data and cloud talent pipeline from the ground up.
AI Advisory
Advising governments on AI, energy and digital sovereignty strategy.
Strategic Hubs
One Pan-African platform. Three strategic hubs.
The three hubs are complementary, not exclusive — Morocco provides the flagship infrastructure, Djibouti strengthens connectivity and resilience, Rwanda accelerates AI adoption.
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