The primary goal of ADC Channel is to foster collaboration among partners within the ISP, Carrier, Telecommunications, Systems Integration, ICT and Data Centre providers; Channel Partners will have additional product offerings to add to their current portfolio and in turn generate new revenue streams; The programme offers partners easy access to data centre experts and will provide ongoing commercial and technical support.

Africa Data Centres, a division of the Cassava Technologies group, is excited to announce the launch of its exclusive channel partner programme, ADC Channel. This programme is designed to establish colocation and ecosystem partnerships, empowering members to expand their product portfolio&offerings alongside their market presence including an expanded data centre footprint.

ADC Channel presents a unique opportunity for global carriers, Internet Service Providers (ISPs), system integrators, Data Centres, Mobile Network, Content Developer, telecommunications companies, network infrastructure operators, hyperscalers and others to deliver state-of-the-art, sustainable and cost-effective digital solutions to their clients.

The primary objective of ADC Channel is to foster collaboration amongst partners, facilitating the delivery of optimised solutions and comprehensive support to clients. Partners enrolled in ADC Channel will benefit from a flexible approach that accommodates various partnership and go-to-market (GTM) models.

Finhai Munzara, CFO of Africa Data Centres, emphasises that the benefits of the ADC Channel programme extend to all types of partners. “Our facilities are designed with the needs of hyper-scale, wholesale&enterprise clients in mind, catering to their technical, operational and commercial requirements. Whether it’s greenfield projects, built-to-suit facilities, powered shells, dedicated halls, or hybrid colocation, we offer flexible, scalable and sustainable solutions that suit partners of every kind.”

He elaborates on the advantages of becoming an Africa Data Centres Partner.

Firstly, clients gain an additional product offering&footprint to augment their existing portfolio, enabling them to offer bundled solutions. This not only enhances their current revenue streams but also positions them for further growth&retention with both existing and future customers.

Africa Data Centres has also developed ADC Marketplace, a pioneering platform designed to empower partners and customers across the continent. This innovative marketplace provides a dynamic space for partners to showcase their services and for customers to explore offerings, fostering collaboration and visibility within the African tech community. Offering unmatched connectivity and growth opportunities, the ADC Marketplace stands as the ultimate platform for African enterprise organisations and tech companies seeking to thrive in today’s digital landscape.

Partners stand to benefit from reduced churn, as colocation is inherently a ‘sticky’ product with minimal price erosion. By offering best-of-breed colocation services from Africa’s leading data centre provider, partners can differentiate themselves from competitors.

Partners will also enjoy seamless access to data centre experts, continuous commercial and technical support, and regular, complimentary training for their sales and product teams.

Furthermore, partners face no financial risk, as participation in the channel programme requires no investment and entails no capital expenditures for building data centres.

Partners can also leverage flexibility in setting their selling prices and receive significant upfront discounts, further bolstering their competitive advantage. Exclusive benefits include competitive pricing, dedicated sales&Presales Teams, Remote Hands support and access to joint marketing resources&activities, enabling partners to thrive in the marketplace.

Munzara emphasises that ADC Channel programme  epitomises Africa Data Centres’ commitment to fostering collaborative growth and innovation. “It serves as a platform for clients to enrich their product portfolios and seamlessly extend their business across diverse ecosystems with openness and transparency.” Africa Data Centres warmly invites partners to embark on this transformative journey towards shaping the future of digital connectivity in Africa.

“The programme prioritises mutual growth, leveraging Africa Data Centres’ profound industry expertise and extensive infrastructure,” Munzara concludes.

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About Cassava Technologies:
Cassava Technologies is a technology leader providing a vertically integrated ecosystem of digital services and infrastructure enabling digital transformation. Launched in 2021, the company was born out of a need to create a digitally connected future that leaves no African behind.  Through its subsidiaries, namely, Liquid Intelligent Technologies, Liquid Dataport, Liquid C2, Africa Data Centres, Distributed Power Africa, Sasai Fintech and Telrad, Cassava is a multinational technology company that has operations across key growth markets like Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the United States of America. Cassava provides its customers in 94 countries with offerings that will help them grow, transform, and expand their operations. www.CassavaTechnologies.com  

About Africa Data Centres:
Africa Data Centres is your trusted partner for rapid and secure data centre services and interconnections across Africa.

Africa Data Centres is Africa’s largest network of interconnected, carrier and cloud-neutral data centre facilities. Bringing international experts to the pan-African market. We are your trusted partner for rapid and secure data centre services and interconnections across Africa. Strategically located, our world-class facilities provide a home for all your business-critical data. Proudly African, we are dedicated to being the heart that beats your business.

Africa Data Centres’ aim is to unveil various business opportunities and to develop a strategic network of partnerships. This will further strengthen Africa Data Centres’ superiority in providing our customers with the highest standard of interconnected, carrier and cloud-neutral data centre facilities throughout Africa. www.AfricaDataCentres.com

The Ministry of Agriculture conducted an assessment meeting to evaluate activities focused on the first quarter and the five-year strategic plan. The event was held in Mendefera, in the Southern region, with the participation of over 129 individuals, including sub-zonal administrators and agricultural experts.

During the meeting, presentations were made on the key components of the five-year strategic plan, covering areas such as land development and natural resources management, crop and livestock development, integrated and sustainable agro-business, and human resources development.

Heads from the Ministry of Agriculture branches also reported on various initiatives, including water and soil conservation, the construction of dams and micro-dams, and the development of vegetables, fruits, livestock health, and crop seeds. Additional topics included agricultural inspection and the conservation and development of forestry and wildlife.

The participants engaged in extensive discussions on the reports and adopted various recommendations. These included prioritizing productivity development, emphasizing community-based water and soil conservation, promoting the use of sweet potatoes for both human and animal consumption, ensuring diligent follow-up on the productivity of agricultural experts at the village level, developing organic pesticide production, encouraging exemplary farmers, introducing solar-powered irrigation systems, and ensuring the supply of improved crop seeds to farmers.

Mr. Arefaine Berhe, the Minister of Agriculture, spoke about ongoing initiatives aimed at boosting agricultural production through exemplary farmers, small and integrated family agricultural programs, and small to medium-sized agro-businesses, noting the encouraging results of these efforts.

Minister Arefaine emphasized the importance of integrated water and soil conservation, the development of household poultry farms, cultivation of sweet potatoes, beekeeping, and the expansion of improved crop seed use, along with organic fertilizers, as essential for ensuring the availability of nutritious food for everyone. He also called on ministry members, agricultural experts, administrators, and the public to regularly hold assessment meetings to review their activities.

Mr. Habteab Tesfatsion, Governor of the Southern Region, emphasized the need for sustainable assessments of agricultural activities and the contributions of agricultural experts, and he encouraged the continuation of effective water and soil conservation efforts. Mr. Habteab also urged all concerned institutions to enhance their participation in the implementation of the livestock vaccination program.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Information, Eritrea.

The President of the Republic of Liberia, His Excellency Joseph Nyuma Boakai, Sr., has sent separate messages of congratulations to the Governments and peoples of the Republics of Togo and Sierra Leone, on the occasion marking their 64th and 63rd Independence Anniversaries, respectively.

Togo gained its independence from France in 1960; while Sierra Leone gained independence from Britain after more than 150 years of rule in 1961.
According to a Foreign Ministry release, in the message to his Togolese counterpart, His Excellency Mr. Faure Essozimna Gnassingbe, the Liberian President extended warmest congratulations and best wishes to the Government and people of Togo on behalf of the Government and people of Liberia.

President Boakai assured President Gnassingbe that the Government of Liberia will continue to support continental and regional peace and security and further prayed that the bonds of friendship enjoyed by their two countries will be further strengthened for the mutual benefits of their respective peoples. 

Whereas, to his Sierra Leonean counterpart, His Excellency Mr. Julius Maada Bio, President Boakai extended warmest felicitation and best wishes to the Government and people of Sierra Leone, noting that it is his fervent prayer that the Almighty God will restore the prosperity of Sierra Leone as God continues to endow President Bio with abundant wisdom to lead his country to noble heights.  

The Liberian leader also hoped and prayed that the bonds of friendship so happily subsisting between the two countries and people will be further cemented in furtherance of sub-regional, regional and international peace and economic development; adding, “It is my prayer that the people of Sierra Leone continue to enjoy the blessings of peace, national cohesion and economic growth.”

In a related development, President Boakai has also sent a message of congratulations to the Government and people of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion marking the 30th Freedom Day anniversary of that country.

April 27 commemorates the day in 1994 when the first democratic election was held in South Africa. Today, South Africa celebrates Freedom Day to mark the liberation of the country and its people from a long period of colonialism and white minority domination (apartheid).

In the message to the South African President, His Excellency Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa, President Boakai extended heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the Government and people of South Africa on behalf of the Government and people of Liberia.  

President Boakai entertained the hope that as the people of South Africa commemorate this historic occasion, which ended the despotism of apartheid and ushered in an inclusive democratic dispensation under the auspicious leadership of the iconic freedom fighter, Nelson Mandela, the historic cordial ties of friendship and cooperation which subsist between their two countries will be further strengthened for the mutual benefit of their two peoples.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Liberia.

The Head of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Observation Mission, to monitor the legislative and regional elections scheduled for 29 April 2024 in Togo, held a briefing session on Saturday 27 April 2024 in Lomé with the forty (40) observers of the said mission.

The former Gambian Vice-President, Mrs Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang, urged them to conduct themselves professionally and objectively in the field. “We are here to monitor the election, not to give instructions or dictate things”, she advised.

She advocated for a peaceful conduct of the legislative and regional elections of 29 April 2024, which she said should contribute to the development and prosperity of Togo.

Mrs Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang used the occasion of the briefing to commend the large number of women among the Ecowas observers deployed in Togo, and the crucial role played by the West African organisation in the inclusion of women in leadership and in all professional spheres in West Africa. Her appointment as the 1st woman to head an Election Observation Mission for ECOWAS is a clear example. She expressed her gratitude to ECOWAS for choosing her.

This briefing session enabled the ECOWAS Observers to learn more about the objectives of their mission, the socio-political and security situation as well as the electoral operations in Togo, not forgetting the observation methodology and the plan for their deployment in the field. ECOWAS Observers are deployed in the Greater Lomé Autonomous District and in the country’s five (5) regions: Maritime, Plateau, Central, Kara and Savane.

At the end of the briefing session, Mrs Fatoumata Jallow-Tambajang paid a courtesy call on the President of Togo’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Dago Yabre. Civic education for voters and the communication strategy put in place by the INEC to ensure a smooth and successful election were at the centre of discussions between the two heads.

In the afternoon, she attended an information session on the preparations and conduct of the legislative and regional elections of 29 April 2024, organised jointly by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Local Government, Security and INEC.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).