Ethiopia to set up large data centre amid reported bitcoin mining surge

Ethiopia's strategic investment arm, Ethiopian Investment Holdings (EIH), has signed a preliminary agreement with a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based West Data Group to develop infrastructure for data mining and artificial intelligence training operations. Although the value of the project and the company's identity were initially mentioned in a social media post, these details were later removed. This partnership aims to boost Ethiopia's capabilities in these emerging technologies.

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