Cassava’s Adil El Youssefi on data centre growth in Africa

In this episode of TCS+, Adil El Youssefi, newly appointed CEO of the colocation business at Cassava Technologies and CEO of Africa Data Centres, chats about the challenges and opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa. El Youssefi delves into: • His background prior to being appointed into the role and how it has influenced his career as a technologist; • His personal connection to the African continent and why growing its digital economy excites him; • The data traffic boom taking place in Africa and the drivers behind it; • The industries fuelling the demand for data centre capacity on the continent; • The infrastructural challenges dampening data centre growth and the different ways they are being surmounted; and • What the future of data centres looks like in sub-Saharan Africa; Don’t miss the discussion!

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This episode is 30:07 long.

This episode was published on Aug 13, 2025.

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