Pranav Hotkar
Nairobi, Kenya - March 12, 2026 - Kenyan technology firms Atlancis Technologies and EverseTech have launched a sovereign artificial-intelligence cloud platform in Kenya, aiming to provide enterprises and government agencies with locally hosted AI computing infrastructure while keeping sensitive data within national borders.
The platform, known as Savannah Cloud, is hosted at the Nairobi facility operated by iXAfrica Data Centres and is designed to deliver AI-ready cloud services supported by high-performance computing infrastructure. The launch marks one of the first initiatives in East Africa focused on delivering a sovereign AI cloud environment, where data processing and storage remain within the country.
The infrastructure is located at the Nairobi One campus, a hyperscale data center facility situated along Mombasa Road in Kenya’s capital. The campus has a planned capacity of about 22.5 megawatts, with infrastructure designed to support high-density computing racks required for artificial-intelligence workloads.
According to the companies, the platform combines Atlancis’ Servernah cloud architecture with EverseTech’s AI-as-a-service capabilities, enabling organizations to deploy and scale machine-learning applications using locally hosted computing resources.
The sovereign-cloud model is intended to address increasing concerns about data residency, regulatory compliance, and latency faced by African organizations that rely on overseas cloud infrastructure. By hosting AI workloads within Kenya, the platform allows companies and public-sector institutions to train and deploy machine-learning models without transferring sensitive data outside the country.
Industry participants say locally hosted AI infrastructure is becoming increasingly important as demand for compute capacity grows across sectors such as finance, telecommunications, healthcare, and government services.
Executives involved in the initiative say the platform is designed to support GPU-accelerated computing environments capable of running AI model training, inference workloads, and advanced data-analytics applications.
The launch also highlights the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure in Kenya, which has emerged as one of East Africa’s leading technology hubs. Over the past few years, the country has attracted increased investment in data centers, subsea connectivity, and cloud infrastructure as global and regional providers expand their presence in the region.
By combining local cloud infrastructure with AI services, Atlancis and EverseTech aim to create a domestically controlled computing platform that can support the development of AI applications across Kenya and neighboring markets.
Industry analysts say sovereign cloud initiatives are gaining momentum worldwide as governments and enterprises seek greater control over critical digital infrastructure while supporting the growth of artificial intelligence ecosystems.
