# Africa joins backlash against data centre expansion

https://mins.news/en/video/90360

- France 24 English, 2026-10-07 20:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POsJwllg8t0

> Witnesses say Eritrean troops have entered Ethiopia’s Tigray region, a report rejected by Asmara. The African Union has launched an agency to assess the financial health of African states and companies, while South African civil society opposes expanding data centres that consume large amounts of electricity, water and land.

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