Genevieve Mallet

Long known as an IT outsourcing hub, India is now emerging as a major data centre hotspot as new investments pour in. Despite generating around 20% of the world’s data, India hosts only 3% of global data centres. By the end of 2025, the country had amassed significant capital for new developments.

Geographically blessed with mineral-rich neighbours to the east and the Atlantic to the west, Angola occupies a pivotal role, providing a vital transport and energy corridor that connects central and southern Africa to global markets while fostering regional trade, industrial development, and economic influence. Angola is positioning itself as a middle power that is strategically non-aligned, appealing to both Chinese and American investment.

Efforts to reduce emissions through the adoption of renewable energy have revealed new vulnerabilities in energy security. As countries shift away from oil-driven conflicts, they are becoming enmeshed in the geopolitics of critical minerals, trading one form of dependence for another.