Data cannot stay offshore. AI cannot scale without compute. Cloud cannot grow without trusted infrastructure. Digital finance cannot expand without a sovereign, secure and resilient foundation. Regional connectivity cannot deliver value without the platforms, power, and policy to support it. 

The CEMAC Data Centre, Energy & AI Infrastructure Summit 2026 brings together the leaders building, financing, regulating, securing, and using the infrastructure that will power Central Africa’s digital future. 

Hosted in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, the inaugural edition will focus on sovereign and reliable data centres, Neo-Cloud and AI-ready infrastructure, fibre connectivity and edge services, governance, cybersecurity, fintech resilience, sustainable power, and digital infrastructure finance. 

This is not a general technology event. It is the meeting place for Central Africa’s digital infrastructure market. 

The Republic of Congo has commissioned Central Africa’s first sovereign National Data Centre, backed by major public investment and designed to support national digital sovereignty. At the same time, the Central African Backbone is strengthening connectivity between Congo, Cameroon, and the Central African Republic. 

Together, these developments make Brazzaville a timely and credible launchpad for a regional event focused on data centres, cloud, AI infrastructure, security, power, and connectivity.

1. $72.8M National Data Centre investment 

2. First sovereign data centre in Central Africa 

3. 600 km fibre backbone linking Congo, Cameroon, and CAR 

4. 2026 launch year for a new regional platform for CEMAC digital infrastructure 

1. Sovereign data and national infrastructure 

Where should Central Africa’s critical data live, and how can national data centres support government, enterprise, and regulated industries? 

2. AI-ready compute, cloud, and edge 

What infrastructure is needed to support AI workloads, sovereign AI models, edge computing, and enterprise cloud services in African environments? 

3. Fiber, interconnection, and regional peering 

How can regional fibre, peering, internet exchange points, and connectivity improve cloud access, latency, and cross-border digital services? 

4. Cybersecurity, identity, and digital trust 

How can governments and enterprises secure national data centres, identity systems, financial platforms, and critical infrastructure? 

5. Power, cooling, and sustainable data centres 

How can Congo Basin energy, hydro potential, cooling strategies, backup power, and resilient design support sustainable data centre growth? 

6. Finance, regulation, and market development 

How can DFIs, private capital, regulators, and project owners unlock bankable infrastructure projects across CEMAC? 

This Summit is designed for organisations involved in building, financing, regulating, securing, or using digital infrastructure across Central Africa. 

• Government ministries and regulators 
• National data centre and sovereign cloud teams 
• Telecom operators, ISPs, and fibre providers 
• Cloud, edge, and connectivity companies 
• Data centre developers and operators 
• Banks, fintechs, and payment infrastructure providers 
• Energy, power, and cooling companies 
• Cybersecurity and digital identity providers 
• DFIs, banks, infrastructure funds, and investors 
• EPCs, engineering firms, advisory firms, and project finance specialists 

Attend to understand where Central Africa’s digital infrastructure market is heading, who is shaping it, and where the next opportunities will emerge. 

You will leave with a clearer view of: 

• Demand: Where cloud, data centre, fintech, AI, and connectivity demand is coming from. 
• Projects: Which infrastructure priorities need partners, suppliers, and finance. 
• Finance: Who is funding digital infrastructure and what makes projects bankable. 
• Regulation: What governments and regulators are prioritising. 
• Your role: Where your organisation fits in the emerging CEMAC market. 

The programme moves from strategic direction to commercial delivery and practical implementation. 

1. Day One 

The sovereign infrastructure agenda: Government keynotes, strategic panels, and high-level discussions on Congo’s National Data Centre, sovereign cloud, regional fibre connectivity, and AI-ready infrastructure. 

2. Day Two 

The commercial build-out: Operator panels, investor discussions, cybersecurity sessions, fintech infrastructure, enterprise demand, cloud adoption, and startup innovation. 

3. Post-Summit Workshops 

​​​​​​​Applied workshops on Zero Trust architecture, AI-ready data centre design, and financing digital infrastructure projects across CEMAC. 

The Summit will include a dedicated platform for startups building solutions across AI, cybersecurity, fintech infrastructure, energy monitoring, cloud services, data centre operations, and digital identity. 

Selected startups will have the opportunity to pitch to investors, DFIs, telecom operators, government stakeholders, and corporate partners. 

Pitch. Meet. Scale. 

The Brazzaville edition marks the launch of a new annual platform for Central Africa’s data centre, cloud, AI infrastructure, and digital resilience ecosystem. 

Each year, the Summit will move across the region, spotlighting the national projects, policies, and partnerships shaping CEMAC’s digital future. 

The 2027 host city will be announced at the close of the inaugural edition, creating a year-on-year platform for visibility, investment, and regional cooperation. 

Join the inaugural edition 

The CEMAC Data Centre, Energy & AI Infrastructure Summit 2026 is designed for leaders who want to shape the market, not watch it from the sidelines. 

Whether you are building, financing, regulating, securing, or using digital infrastructure, this is where the next conversations begin.