Anthony Same Expands African Datacenter Network to Drive Digital Transformation

By : Melchior Koba

Date : mercredi, 13 mai 2026 14:19

  • ST Digital operates digital transformation, cloud, and cybersecurity services across several African countries.
  • The company has already supported more than 500 clients and operates three certified datacenters in Africa.
  • Founder Anthony Same aims to strengthen local cloud infrastructure and keep African data hosted on the continent.

Anthony Same is the founder and chief executive officer of ST Digital, a pan-African company specialized in supporting organizations through digital transformation. The company operates in several African countries, including Cameroon, Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and Côte d’Ivoire, and aims to become a major provider of digital and cloud services across the continent.

Founded in 2017, ST Digital provides a broad range of services to private companies and public institutions. The company offers digital transformation consulting, infrastructure and application hosting, cybersecurity, enterprise software solutions, collaborative work tools, and workforce training. The company aims to help organizations modernize operations, improve productivity, and secure data systems.

ST Digital particularly highlights its African cloud offering. The company develops services hosted in datacenters located in Africa in order to provide local and secure solutions adapted to the continent’s realities. The strategy aims to give African companies access to modern digital services while keeping data hosted on the continent.

The company also supports clients in managing and optimizing information technology infrastructure. ST Digital provides hosting, data backup, cybersecurity, and business continuity services. The company helps organizations protect systems, networks, and data against digital risks. ST Digital has already supported more than 500 clients and currently operates three certified datacenters.

Anthony Same graduated from KEDGE Business School in France, where he earned a master’s degree in finance in 2003. He also holds a postgraduate diploma in information technology management obtained in 2005 from ESSEC Business School.

His professional trajectory reflects deep expertise in the global digital ecosystem. After beginning his career at Toshiba in 2001, Same strengthened his consulting expertise at IBM before joining Microsoft in 2006 as a partner account manager. Between 2011 and 2015, he joined SAP, where he successively served as channel manager and head of Central Africa operations. He later leveraged that experience to launch the ST Digital venture.

This article was initially published in French by Melchior Koba

Adapted in English by Ange J.A de Berry Quenum

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