Dell Technologies Highlights AI Infrastructure Needs in Africa at Gitex Africa 2026
Dell Technologies reported $113.5 billion in revenue for FY 2026, emphasizing the importance of local infrastructure for AI growth in Africa. Strategies focus on enhancing multicloud environments, robust data architectures, and workforce skills to enable large-scale AI applications across various sectors.

At Gitex Africa 2026, Nawfal Saoud, the General Director of Dell Technologies for Morocco and West Africa, discussed the company’s strategy amid the AI acceleration. Dell aims to leverage multicloud, datacenter platforms, and AI-ready workstations to create economic value in Africa.
Key priorities include developing local infrastructures capable of supporting large-scale data processing and adopting a hybrid architecture for performance and data sovereignty. The role of workforce skills is also critical, as effective deployment of AI technologies depends on teams being equipped to manage and secure these systems. This integrated approach is vital for sectors like finance and public services, where data control is paramount.




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