Nvidia Tapped by Tycoon Masiyiwa to Build First AI Factory in Africa
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Cassava Technologies, founded by Zimbabwean telecoms tycoon Strive Masiyiwa, has tapped Nvidia Corp. to build Africa’s first artificial intelligence factory.
Cassava will deploy Nvidia’s advanced computing and AI software at its data centers in South Africa by June 2025, and then at its other facilities in Egypt, Kenya, Morocco and Nigeria, according to a statement released on the company’s website.