AWS Commits $1.5bn to Africa Through 2029 and Makes the Leapfrog Case. The Analogy Has a Gap

Amazon Web Services has committed a further $1.5 billion to African infrastructure through 2029, on top of more than $819 million invested since 2018, and says it has trained over one million Africans in cloud and AI skills. Jyoti Ball, general manager for sub-Saharan Africa at AWS, told the AWS Summit in Johannesburg that the Cape Town cloud region now carries 154 services, and framed the company’s strategy around enabling local developers to build for regional markets rather than consuming tec