WIOCC는 아프리카 파이버 및 해저 케이블 네트워크 확장을 위해 아프리카 파이낸스 코퍼레이션과 비전 인베스트로부터 3억 달러를 조달했다.

Pan-African digital infrastructure group WIOCC has secured a new $300 million Shareholder Subscription Agreement (SSA) with Africa Finance Corporation (AFC) and Vision International Investment Company (Vision Invest). Signed at the LEAP 2026 Global Technology exhibition in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the investment will accelerate the expansion of the company’s digital infrastructure across Africa.

“Africa is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the next phase of global digital growth,” said Chris Wood, group CEO of WIOCC. “This investment enables WIOCC to execute its long-term growth strategy by accelerating data center deployment and consolidation, expanding the continent’s open-access terrestrial fiber footprint and investing strategically in new subsea assets, strengthening Africa’s digital infrastructure platform and enhancing connectivity between the continent and key international markets.”

Established in 2008, WIOCC operates as a wholesale network firm and participates in consortia for the EASSy, EIG, WACS, TE North, SEA-ME-WE 5, and the Facebook-led 2Africa cable systems. The company also owns OADC, a data center operator that manages six hyperscale data centers and more than 30 edge sites across South Africa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Nigeria.

AFC is a pan-African multilateral development financial institution founded in 2007, dedicated to infrastructure investments. To date, it has deployed more than $11.5 billion across African infrastructure projects. Vision Invest, formerly known as ACWA Holding, is a Saudi Arabian infrastructure investment and development company.

“The Africa we build must be connected, competitive and equipped to create value from the digital economy, not only consume it,” said Samaila Zubairu, president and CEO of AFC. “Our investment in WIOCC will expand the open-access digital backbone African businesses and communities need to integrate, innovate and compete globally.”

Omar N. Al-Midani, president and CEO of Vision Invest, added: “WIOCC Group has built one of Africa's leading digital infrastructure platforms, and we are proud to partner together with AFC and WIOCC’s existing shareholders as the company enters its next phase of growth.”

WIOCC’s prior investor base includes Uganda Telecom, Dalkom Somalia, Djibouti Telecom, Mozambique Telecom (TMCEL), Zanzibar Telecom (Zantel), Botswana Fibre Networks (BoFiNet), Lesotho Communications Authority (LCA), ONATEL, TelOne, and Telkom Kenya. The firm has also previously received funding from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and African Capital Alliance (ACA).