
US companies win billions in African data center deals in direct competition with China
US companies have signed deals worth billions to build data centers in Africa. These deals are part of a competition with China for influence in Africa's tech sector. The Trump administration helped make the deals through a public-private partnership, meaning government and business work together. The Bureau of African Affairs says 37 deals have closed since Trump's second term began, totaling about $25.7 billion.
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