About AFRICLOUD

Cloud infrastructure from Lisbon, Johannesburg and Lagos. Compute, storage, and networking engineered for low latency across Africa, Europe, and South America.

Company Overview

AFRICLOUD is a cloud infrastructure company operating from three strategic regions: Lisbon, Portugal; Johannesburg, South Africa; and Lagos, Nigeria. The company operates its own network (AS209179), peers with over 700 networks globally, and connects through major submarine cable systems to deliver the lowest possible latency to markets across Africa, Europe, Brazil, and beyond.

Built on over two decades of hosting industry expertise, AFRICLOUD was established to address a persistent gap: the lack of nearby, high-performance virtual server infrastructure for underserved regions. Every server is deployed on enterprise-grade hardware with NVMe storage, full root access, a 99.9% uptime target, and flexible payment options including 300+ cryptocurrencies.

For organisations whose needs extend beyond a single self-service VM, our Managed Services tier provides managed private cloud, dedicated servers, enterprise backup, and a named technical account team on commercial terms that fit enterprise and government procurement.

Data Centres

700+

BGP Peers

99.9%

Uptime Target

AS209179

Own ASN

Our Data Centres

Real facilities, real infrastructure. We maintain a physical network presence in three strategic locations.

Lisbon, Portugal

Europe, Africa & Americas Gateway

A major European carrier campus powered entirely by renewable energy
Connected to major European internet exchanges
Submarine cables: EllaLink, Equiano, SAT-3/WASC, MainOne, ACE
Multiple upstream transit providers for resilient routing
Direct low-latency routes to West Africa, North Africa, Europe, and Brazil

Johannesburg, South Africa

Africa & Indian Ocean Gateway

Hosted with Teraco, which describes itself as Africa's largest carrier-neutral data centre operator
Peering directly at NAPAfrica, where 580+ networks are present
Submarine cables: SEACOM, WACS, SAT-3, EASSy, Equiano, 2Africa
Multiple upstream transit providers for resilient routing
Direct low-latency routes to Southern Africa, East Africa, and the Indian Ocean

Lagos, Nigeria

West & Central Africa Gateway

Carrier-neutral facility in Victoria Island with A+B power feeds
Local peering at IXPN, the Internet Exchange Point of Nigeria
Submarine cables: Equiano, MainOne, WACS, 2Africa, ACE
Nigerian data residency: storage and backups stay in-country
Direct low-latency routes across West and Central Africa

Proven Performance

Real latency measurements from our network to cities across Africa, Europe, and Brazil.

From Lisbon

Morocco 11ms

Cape Verde 35.6ms

Senegal 42ms

Nigeria 68.6ms

From Johannesburg

Botswana 5.3ms

Mozambique 6.1ms

Madagascar 26.1ms

Kenya 46ms

Lisbon → Brazil

Fortaleza 70ms

Natal 76ms

Recife 90ms

Rio de Janeiro 131ms

118ms avg to northeast Brazil. 46% faster than US-transit routes

View full latency tables Read our Brazil latency report

Who We Serve

AFRICLOUD is built for anyone who needs fast, reliable cloud infrastructure, wherever they are.

Low-Latency Hosting

Businesses and developers needing servers close to Africa, Europe, or Brazil with minimal latency.

Crypto-Native Businesses

Pay with Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, and 300+ other cryptocurrencies.

Underserved Markets

Startups and developers in regions historically underserved by major cloud providers.

GDPR-Compliant Hosting

Companies requiring EU-based infrastructure from our Lisbon data centre for regulatory compliance.

Flexible Payments

We accept credit and debit cards, PayPal, over 300 cryptocurrencies, and Mobile Money across twelve African countries. Local options such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, Klarna, SEPA Direct Debit and iDEAL appear at checkout when your country and currency support them.

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