# US companies win billions in African data center deals in direct competition with China

https://mins.news/en/item/11982

- Fox News, 2026-08-02 10:00 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-companies-win-billions-african-data-center-deals-direct-competition-china

> American companies are securing artificial-intelligence data center and power contracts worth billions of dollars across Africa. The deals span countries from Lesotho to Gabon as competition between Washington and Beijing intensifies. The developments place African digital infrastructure and energy projects increasingly at the center of the US-China trade contest. The deals reflect a widening commercial rivalry between the two countries on the continent.