ITW Africa Agenda

But as infrastructure builds multiply, key questions remain: 

• How can governments create regulatory frameworks and incentives that attract long-term capital while protecting consumers and national interests? 

• What roles should operators, fibre and tower companies play in delivering ubiquitous, affordable connectivity across urban and peri-urban markets? 

• Where are cloud platforms and hyperscalers signalling real demand, and how can this translate into viable data centre ecosystems? 

• What are the practical models that align energy, power and sustainability priorities with large-scale digital infrastructure builds? 

• How can investors and development partners best structure bankable projects that account for policy risk, power constraints and demand realities? 

• And what mechanisms can strengthen cross-sector collaboration so that connectivity and compute investments reinforce each other rather than operate in silos? 

This West Africa afternoon brings together regional stakeholders and international partners to explore these questions and dive into the trends shaping the future of connectivity and digital infrastructure in the region. Through interactive workshops, we will unpack practical strategies for scaling fibre networks, maturing data centre markets, building local talent pipelines, and enabling the policy and investment frameworks needed to move from ambition to implementation.