Morocco $1.2B Sovereign AI Factory — First in Africa
Nexus Core Systems, NVIDIA, Korea Naver, and Lloyd Capital selected Casablanca outskirts for $1.2B AI data center — described as first sovereign AI infrastructure platform in Africa. 500MW target on renewable energy (TAQA Morocco). Phase 1: 16MW in Nouaceur (MAD 5B), operational 2027. Unveiled at GITEX Africa 2026 in Marrakech. Explicitly non-Chinese consortium.