Microsoft, UAE-based AI firm G42 to invest $1bn in Kenya data center

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A view shows a Microsoft logo at Microsoft offices in Issy-les-Moulineaux near Paris, France on February 9, 2024. PHOTO | REUTERS

Microsoft is partnering with UAE-based AI firm G42 to invest $1 billion in a data center in Kenya as part of its efforts to expand cloud-computing services in East Africa, the companies said on Wednesday.

The data center, which will be built by G42 and its partners, will be powered by geothermal energy and provide access to Microsoft's Azure through a new cloud region for East Africa.