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Map of Cameroon connected to multiple digital public services, illustrating interoperability between government systems, data and digital infrastructure.

Cameroon Wants Its Public Systems to Talk to Each Other. What Would That Actually Require?

Cameroon wants public digital services to exchange information without rebuilding everything. That requires shared rules for identity, data, APIs, security and accountability.

Illustration éditoriale d’une ingénieure dans un data center à Douala, autour du projet d’infrastructure IA annoncé par Cybastion au Cameroun.

Technology, Information Systems, Africa

42 Billion FCFA for an AI Data Center in Douala: What Cameroon Is Really Buying

Cybastion plans a $75 million AI data center in Douala. Beyond the headline amount, the practical questions are simple: how much computing power, at what price, with what energy supply and under whose control?