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Google is launching a cloud service specifically for the African continent and the infrastructure will be hosted in South Africa, the company announced on Wednesday. | News24_Business

Google is launching a cloud service specifically for the African continent and the infrastructure will be hosted in South Africa, the company announced on Wednesday.

In South Africa, Google already works with online retailer, Takealot, which has built its e-commerce platform on Google Cloud. "Along with the cloud region, we are expanding our network through the Equiano subsea cable and building dedicated cloud sites in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Lagos and Nairobi. In doing so, we are building full-scale cloud capability for Africa," said Niral Patel, director of Google Cloud Africa.

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