MTN Digital Infrastructure and Seekr partner to accelerate AI adoption in Africa

MTN Digital Infrastructure has signed an MOU with Seekr to collaborate on integrating AI capabilities into its Data Centre ecosystem

RESTON, Va. and DUBAI, U.A.E., Oct. 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Seekr Technologies ("Seekr"), US-headquartered, leading artificial intelligence company, and MTN Digital Infrastructure (commercially known as Bayobab), an MTN Group company specialising in next-generation connectivity and solutions across Fibre, data centres, and communication platforms, announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to unlock AI-driven insights for enterprise enablement and public sector transformation.

Independent analysis from SAP estimates that AI could add US$1.5 trillion to Africa's economy by 2030. The partnership aims to translate this potential into tangible value for businesses, governments, and communities by accelerating the integration of AI capabilities into Africa's digital infrastructure.

The SeekrFlow AI-as-a-Service (AIaaS) platform will enable MTN Digital Infrastructure to quickly and cost-effectively deploy and scale AI models that will augment and enhance existing and future digital and connectivity services. The partnership is focused on opportunities to enable digital governance, citizen engagement, and public safety in the public sector, while unlocking AI-driven insights for financial services, logistics, and energy in the enterprise space leveraging MTN Digital Infrastructure Data Centers Investment Programs.

"Our partnership with Seekr represents an important step in exploring the transformative potential of AI to accelerate Africa's digital evolution," said Mazen Mroué, CEO of MTN Digital Infrastructure. "We see tremendous opportunity in embedding intelligent technologies across our digital infrastructure and services, enabling enterprise innovation and meaningful digital progress. This collaboration unlocks new possibilities for scalable impact across both public and private sectors across the continent."

"We are excited about this collaboration with MTN Digital Infrastructure, in which our teams will deep-dive into providing AI-enabled capabilities to private and public sector entities across Africa," says Seekr President, Rob Clark. "Accurate, trustworthy AI outputs are essential to millions of decisions that African businesses and organisations make every day. Both organisation's commitment to customer-centric innovation makes this a natural partnership to unlock technology with the potential to deliver meaningful value to business and communities."

About Seekr Technologies Inc.
Seekr is a privately-held Artificial Intelligence company, and an AMD Ventures Portfolio Company. The Company provides an AIaaS platform for enterprise and government to build, train, validate, deploy, and monitor Generative AI and AI Agents. Their technology is built on the principle of understanding the provenance, lineage, and intent behind AI models. The SeekrFlow platform addresses the most pressing challenges in enterprise AI adoption including hallucinations, lack of explainability, unclean or insufficient data, data sovereignty concerns, high infrastructure costs, and operational complexity. 

About MTN Digital Infrastructure
MTN Digital Infrastructure, commercially known as Bayobab, is one of MTN Group's three strategic growth platforms, delivering advanced connectivity, data centre, and communication platform solutions across Africa. Operating in nine markets, Bayobab is committed to enabling inclusive growth and sustainable development through technology. Its resilient infrastructure and strategic partnerships empower enterprises, governments, and communities to unlock new opportunities and thrive in the digital economy.

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