Google Unveils Major AI and Cloud Expansion Across Africa

As Google Cloud expands its cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence investments across Africa, the company estimates that its Johannesburg Cloud Region will add approximately $90.6 billion to the continent’s economy while supporting close to 315,000 jobs by 2030. During Google Cloud’s first Africa Cloud Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, Maureen Costello, Vice President for UK, Ireland, and Sub Saharan Africa at Google Cloud, revealed the projection while also introducing five new ar