Raxio Kicks Off Construction of Data Centre in Addis Ababa

Addis Ababa, 9th March 2021: The Raxio Group (“Raxio”), a premier pan-African data centre developer and operator, held a ceremony to formally kick-off the construction of the country’s first private Tier III carrier neutral colocation data centre at the ICT Park in Addis Ababa.

The event was attended by members of the media, officials from the Industrial Parks Development Corporation, representatives from Raxio Group and Yema Architecture. During the event, Raxio presented its site plans and vision to experts and invited guests, while highlighting the significance of the data centre to Ethiopia’s digital transformation.

In his opening remarks, Robert Mullins, President of Raxio Group, gave his vision of the facility as a cornerstone to Ethiopia’s digital economy by providing a critical and missing part of digital infrastructure in the country. “After extensive design development, we are excited to put a spade in the ground and begin construction of what we expect to be our first of several facilities in Ethiopia. We have kept our customers, both inside and outside Ethiopia, at the heart of our design process and are building a facility to accommodate the expected demand surge over the coming years for truly world-class digital infrastructure in the country. This also marks a big milestone for the industry: Raxio’s data centre will support the growth of the IT sector and will be a catalyst for highly skilled job creation in Ethiopia,” Mullins added.