Pre-assessment

Sovereign AI infrastructure · Africa

Artificial intelligence, on your own soil.

Custom, on-premise AI servers for African enterprises and governments. Your data stays on your territory.

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Node statusIllustration of a typical node
Local node
Operational
Data
Encrypted · on-premise
Outbound traffic
None
Jurisdiction
National law
  • Data on-premise100%
  • Data off-site0%

Every node keeps its data in place. From Dubai: engineering, logistics and support.

  • 54countries mapped
  • 18blind spots addressed
  • 3infrastructure tiers
  • 7steps, one deliverable each
  • 100%of data on your premises
  • 0cookies or trackers

01Our solutions

From audit to operations, a single point of contact.

All AI services
Diverse team in a meeting around a conference table while a woman presents at a whiteboard in a modern office 01 AI audit & strategy The right use cases before any investment. Learn more Open server racks in a dark room, with colourful cabling and green status lights 02 Custom infrastructure GPUs, storage, power and cooling sized for your site. Learn more Two African engineers reviewing code on a laptop screen in a workspace 03 Sovereign generative AI Assistants on your documents, with no data ever leaving. Learn more Front of a rack server showing a row of drive bays with green status lights, in a dark room 04 Operations & training Monitoring, critical spares and teams trained to run it on their own. Learn more

AlsoProcurement & deploymentDocuments, voice & visionApproach

02Why on-premise

Foreign clouds were not built for your realities.

Foreign jurisdiction, foreign-currency costs, dependence on connectivity: three risks you do not have to accept.

  • 100% on-premise dataYour data and your models stay within your walls, on your territory.
  • Works offlineAI runs locally, even without Internet access, even at remote sites.
  • Zero vendor lock-inOpen models, open standards: you own everything.
  • Skills transferredYour teams are trained to operate the system independently.
Sovereignty & security
Earth seen from space at night, centred on Africa, with the city lights of the continent, the Mediterranean and the Middle East
CriterionForeign cloudLocal AI server
Data locationOutside your territoryWithin your walls
JurisdictionProvider's lawsYour national law
OfflineService unavailableOperates normally
CostsForeign-currency billingPhased investment
ReversibilityVendor lock-inYou own everything

03Blind spots

What others won't tell you.

Power, heat, customs, skills, languages, reversibility: the real risks of an AI project in Africa are rarely technical.

  • Physical environment
  • Legal & sovereignty
  • People & adoption
  • Economics & longevity
  • Security
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04Infrastructure tiers

Three modular tiers, one scalable architecture.

Start with what you need, then expand in phases without discarding anything.

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Typical rack · illustration

SMEs · Divisions · Branches

Compact Node

A standalone AI server to get started quickly on a focused scope: a department, a branch, a pilot project.

Compute
1 server · 2 to 4 GPUs
Users
A few dozen to ~100
Facility
Technical room or fitted office
Use cases
Document assistant, OCR, transcription
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High availability

Large corporates · Banks · Operators

Enterprise Cluster

A shared, redundant AI platform serving the entire organization, with high availability.

Compute
2 to 8 GPU servers
Users
Hundreds to thousands
Facility
Dedicated server room
Use cases
Multi-department, vision, model fine-tuning
Learn more

States · Ministries · National programs

Sovereign Center

A national AI micro data center, multi-rack or modular, replicated across multiple sites and under state control.

Compute
Multi-rack, multi-site
Users
Entire administrations
Facility
Dedicated room or prefab module
Use cases
Public AI platform, training, SOC
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Indicative — final sizing after audit

05Governments & institutions

Public AI that stays national.

Civil registries, taxation, health, security: the most sensitive data deserves infrastructure that depends on no foreign power.

  • Civil registry & archives
  • Assistants for public servants
  • Tax & customs
  • Parliaments & justice
  • Public health
  • Security & crisis management
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54 countries · legal frameworks mapped

Our commitments to institutions

  • No public data hosted outside national territory
  • No telemetry or remote access without the administration's authorization
  • Administrator access handed over to government teams
  • Documentation, configurations and adapted models delivered

Built for the sectors that keep the continent running.

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06Pre-assessment tool

Which AI infrastructure for your organization?

Eight questions about your use cases, your site, your power supply and your connectivity. You get an architecture recommendation and the blind spots to address.

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  • No data stored by the site
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You getRecommended tierBlind spots to addressA summary to send to our architects

07Contact

Let's talk about your project.

One conversation with an architect is enough to clarify your needs and the next steps. Confidentiality guaranteed from first contact.

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Headquarters · Dubai
Westburry Office Tower
Marasi Drive, Business Bay
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
GST (UTC+4) · 1 to 4 hours' difference with the continent Open in Google Maps