AS209179 · Directly peered · MANRS-aligned
Global Network Connectivity
Strategic data centre locations providing optimal connectivity worldwide.
Data Centre Locations
Our data centres are strategically positioned to provide excellent connectivity to Europe, Africa, Brazil, and beyond.
Lisbon, Portugal
Europe, Africa & Americas Gateway
Coverage Areas
Submarine Cable Access
EU jurisdiction, GDPR-aligned
Johannesburg, South Africa
Africa & Indian Ocean Gateway
Coverage Areas
Submarine Cable Access
POPIA: South African data residency
Lagos, Nigeria
West & Central Africa Gateway
Coverage Areas
Submarine Cable Access
Carrier-neutral facility: Digital Realty, Lagos. Local peering at IXPN.
NDPA: Nigerian data residency
Network Features
DDoS Protection
Layered DDoS defence: real-time flood detection with strict anti-spoofing and amplification filtering at every network edge.
IPv4 & IPv6
All plans include both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses for full connectivity options.
Directly Peered Network
Our own dual-continent network (AS209179) with direct peering at major exchanges and low-latency routes to the markets we serve.
Redundant Routing
Multiple upstream providers ensure network resilience and optimal routing.
Bandwidth Monitoring
Real-time bandwidth and traffic monitoring with detailed usage statistics available in your cloud dashboard.
Routing Security
AFRICLOUD is committed to routing security best practices and is MANRS-aligned, implementing all four MANRS (Mutually Agreed Norms for Routing Security) actions. Our routing is independently observable: a public RIPE Atlas anchor in Johannesburg, our own route collector feeding public BGP tooling, and a clean CAIDA Spoofer anti-spoofing result (March 2026).
RPKI
All routes are validated using Resource Public Key Infrastructure. Routes with invalid RPKI origin are rejected on all edge routers.
IRR Filtering
Prefix filters are built from IRR databases (RIPE, AFRINIC, RADB) and applied to all peer and customer sessions as a complement to RPKI validation.
Anti-Spoofing
BCP38-compliant egress filtering is enforced on all transit interfaces, preventing packets with spoofed source addresses from leaving our network.
Route Leak Prevention
Explicit per-peer export policies ensure only our own prefixes and authorised customer routes are announced to each peer.
Global Connectivity
Premium connectivity via tier-1 and tier-2 transit providers in Europe and Africa.
IP Transit & Peering
Our network maintains direct peering relationships and premium transit for optimal routing across Europe, Africa, the Americas, and beyond.
Internet Exchange Points
Direct presence at major IXPs for low-latency peering and reduced transit costs.
Peering Policy
AFRICLOUD maintains an open peering policy. We welcome peering requests from networks present at any of our shared Internet Exchange Points.
Requirements
- Maintain a publicly routable ASN
- Maintain up-to-date PeeringDB and IRR records
- Support IPv6 peering alongside IPv4
Network Latency Data
Real-world latency measurements from our data centres to major cities worldwide.
North Africa
West Africa
Central Africa
East Africa
Southern Africa
Indian Ocean
Why Server Location Matters
A 2-minute breakdown of 5 real-world use cases where server location directly impacts business outcomes: e-commerce conversion, gaming latency, video streaming, financial services, and data-residency compliance.
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