🌍 US Firms Outmaneuver China for Billions in African AI Data Center Deals 1. American technology companies are securing multi-billion-dollar contracts to build artificial intelligence data centers across several African nations. 2. The sweeping infrastructure agreements in countries like Lesotho and Gabon put US firms in direct competition with China's global technological expansion. 3. These deals represent a critical move to secure the immense power and physical footprint required to train the next generation of frontier models. Bobbi thinks: As domestic power grids strain under the weight of AI's energy demands, Africa is rapidly emerging as the next major geographic battleground for compute dominance. Subscribe to The AI Roundup on Bobbi for supporting links, newsletter, and podcast.