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Digital Realty names Marcel Louw as Managing Director for Africa

Oluwatosin Adeyemi by Oluwatosin Adeyemi
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Marcel Louw has been named the new Managing Director for Africa by the global colocation giant Digital Realty, marking not only a change in leadership but also a stronger commitment to constructing the infrastructure that may shape the continent’s digital future for decades to come.

Marcel Louw’s portfolio

Louw’s resume indicates his employer’s commitment to the continent. In collaboration with Digital Realty, he helped establish vehicles at Pembani Remgro that supported some of the largest projects on the continent, including data centers.

He is an experienced fund manager and infrastructure investor. Previously, he worked for the Carlyle Group, the Royal Bank of Scotland, and Goldman Sachs.

According to Louw’s resume, he was an infrastructure financier who later became an operator, connecting global capital with African realities. He is the type of leader Digital Realty needs to transform billions into independent platforms.

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However, a background in finance does not equate to operational grit. Maintaining data centers entails ensuring uptime, strengthening brittle grids, and gaining the confidence of businesses that calculate reliability in milliseconds.

“Marcel’s extensive experience in infrastructure investment and fund management across Africa, the UK, and Europe will be instrumental in driving our next phase of growth on the continent,” said Paula Cogan, Managing Director for EMEA.

Louw stated, “Africa is one of the world’s most dynamic digital frontiers, and its influence on the global digital economy continues to grow. As the continent’s leading data center provider, Digital Realty is uniquely positioned to deliver the critical infrastructure that connects Africa to the world.”

Digital Realty’s footprint in Africa

Already operating facilities in Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa, Digital Realty has invested over $2 billion, most notably through its majority ownership of Teraco Data Environments, which is home to NAPAfrica, Africa’s largest internet exchange.

In Lagos, Nigeria, it has inaugurated the 2 MW LKK2 facility. The 1.7 MW Accra ACR2 site in Ghana is almost finished. Teraco is the market leader in Southern Africa thanks to its expansive campuses in Johannesburg, Durban, and Cape Town.

The same smooth thread that connects businesses in Frankfurt or Singapore to governments and startups in Lagos and Nairobi is being extended by Digital Realty through PlatformDIGITAL®, its global interconnection architecture.

There is a clear goal: African companies should be able to access the global economy with the same speed, dependability, and independence as their counterparts worldwide.

Africa’s digital infrastructure

Africa’s internet has relied on brittle infrastructure for over ten years, with traffic detours through Europe, causing bottlenecks and exorbitant costs that impede the adoption of fintech, e-government, and artificial intelligence.

Virginia alone is centres over 300 data centers in the United States, compared to hardly 120 in Africa. The disparity is enormous. The opportunity, however, is also. Africa’s development will depend on its data’s ability to persist, grow, and prosper on African soil in a world characterised by compliance, latency, and trust.

Digital Realty is not by itself. The WIOCC Group’s Open Access Data Centres (OADC) are expanding their core and edge facilities throughout various regions. Operating in Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, and Togo, Africa Data Centres (ADC) is affiliated with Liquid Intelligent Technologies.

Carrier-neutral sites are being planted by Raxio Group from Ethiopia to Côte d’Ivoire. In Nigeria, Rack Centre continues to be a premier neutral hub. With a 4.5 MW Tier III-certified data centre in Lagos, MTN Nigeria most recently joined the competition.

Future outlook for Louw as Managing Director for Africa

In light of this, Louw inherits a portfolio full of pressure and potential. While ensuring the new investments in Nigeria and Ghana produce results at scale, he must build on Teraco’s achievements in Southern Africa.

His challenge is demonstrating that Digital Realty is more than just a foreign landlord; it is a vital partner for African governments, businesses, and global clouds.

Louw is experienced in managing; he understands how to create procedures, engage boards, and set rules. Setting strategy in the face of rising competition, power instability, regulatory complexity, and currency volatility is the more difficult part of directing. Keeping the lights on is not his test; instead, he must steer clear of markets where the risks are structural and the rewards transformative.

If Digital Realty succeeds in his new role, its billions will be used for more than just ribbon cuttings. They will determine whether a government can operate safe digital services on its own territory or whether an African fintech can serve its clients without going through Europe.

Louw faces a daunting task ahead of him as he leads the continent.

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Oluwatosin Adeyemi

Oluwatosin Adeyemi

Oluwatosin Adeyemi is a seasoned writer with 5+ years of experience. He holds a degree in Animal Science from Olabisi Onabanjo University. A hardworking and creative individual with a passion for teamwork and self-improvement.

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