The pan-African digital player ST Digital and the European leader in trusted cloud OVHcloud have signed a strategic technology partnership agreement.
This alliance aims to provide African businesses with a sovereign cloud that is high-performing and compliant with the highest international standards of security and compliance, hosted locally in ST DIGITAL's data centers.
An alliance in service of a clear objective: African digital sovereignty
Since its founding, ST DIGITAL has established itself as a pioneer of the 100% African cloud.
Its ambition is simple yet decisive: to ensure that African data remains on African soil, within infrastructures operated and secured by experts from the continent.
By integrating OVHcloud's On-Prem Cloud Platform (OPCP) technology into its datacenters located in Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, and Cameroun, ST DIGITAL takes a decisive step forward.
The objective: to offer cloud solutions that are high-performing, secure, and accessible, capable of competing with international offerings while respecting local specificities.
"This partnership reflects our commitment to a sovereign and sustainable African cloud.
We want to give African businesses full control over their data and the freedom to build their digital future on solid, local foundations. »
— Anthony Samé, Président Directeur Général de ST DIGITAL
A collaboration built on trust, technology, and sustainability
This partnership is built on a shared vision: that of an open, responsible cloud that respects the sovereignty of nations.
OVHcloud brings its technical expertise, globally recognized for the reliability, performance and sustainability of its infrastructures.
ST DIGITAL, for its part, guarantees a strong territorial presence, customer proximity and a deep understanding of the African market.
Clients will thus benefit from:
- From local hosting in Tier III-certified datacenters;
- From security compliant with international standards (GDPR, ISO, PCI DSS, SECNUM);
- From simplified access to cloud, artificial intelligence, storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions (Veeam Enterprise);
- And payments in local currency, fostering mass adoption of cloud across the continent.
A vision focused on the future of African cloud
By combining OVHcloud's technological robustness with ST DIGITAL's pan-African vision, this partnership paves the way for the creation of an integrated sovereign cloud ecosystem, capable of supporting Africa's digital transformation.
This cooperation will also help train new talent, stimulate local innovation and support governments and businesses in advancing their digital maturity.
"Africa needs solutions that reflect its own identity: high-performing, independent and adapted to its economic realities.
With OVHcloud, we are laying a major cornerstone in building this digital sovereignty. »
— Direction Datacenter Services, ST DIGITAL
A key step towards a trusted African cloud
With this partnership, ST DIGITAL asserts its leadership in the African sovereign cloud market more than ever.
The company strengthens its role as a catalyst for the digital transformation of the continent, while laying the foundations for an autonomous, secure and sustainable digital future.
The African cloud is entering a new era — that of sovereignty, trust and local performance.