AFRICLOUD Launches Lagos Region, Accepts Mobile Money Payments
Cloud infrastructure provider AFRICLOUD has opened its third African region in Lagos, Nigeria, offering businesses a solution to the common challenge of paying for cloud services with foreign currencies.
The new Lagos region joins existing hubs in Johannesburg and Lisbon, providing comprehensive coverage across West, Central, East, and Southern Africa. Customers can now run servers using local currency payments—including USSD and mobile money—in 12 countries.
Addressing a Critical Gap
For years, African businesses have faced the trade-off of choosing between geographically close infrastructure, locally payable options, and data residency under their own jurisdiction. This has often forced companies to route workloads through Europe or other international hubs.
“We set out to remove this forced choice,” explains Oluniyi Ajao, founder of AFRICLOUD. “Businesses shouldn’t have to compromise on location, payment methods, or legal compliance.”
The company accepts a wide range of payment options including local cards, bank transfers, USSD, mobile money, PayPal, and over 300 cryptocurrencies.
Performance Benefits
Beyond improved accessibility, the Lagos region offers significant performance advantages. AFRICLOUD claims that 42 of the 53 African countries it tracks now have a round trip latency of under 70 milliseconds to its servers—a major improvement for applications serving users across the continent.
This is particularly beneficial for landlocked West African markets that previously relied on European infrastructure. With data staying on continental fiber networks, businesses can experience lower latency and improved reliability.
Data Residency Compliance
The Lagos region operates under Nigerian law, ensuring workloads comply with the Nigeria Data Protection Act. AFRICLOUD offers similar jurisdiction options across its three regions—allowing customers to select compliance frameworks at the server level from a single account.
As African data protection regulators increase enforcement, this flexibility provides a competitive edge for businesses managing sensitive information.
Technical Specifications
Like all AFRICLOUD regions, the Lagos hub features:
- AMD EPYC processors
- All-NVMe storage
- Dual IPv4 and IPv6 support
- Server provisioning in approximately 2 minutes