HostAfrica Announces Acquisition of Web4Africa, Strengthens African Web Hosting Market Leadership Position

Industry Information 01 Aug 2024 02:22:42 PM By:DN domain name editor
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HostAfrica (stylized as HOSTAFRICA), Africa's leading provider of cloud infrastructure and web hosting services, today announced that it has acquired Web4Africa, a leading pan-African web hosting company accredited by ICANN.

HostAfrica (stylized as HOSTAFRICA), Africa's leading provider of cloud infrastructure and web hosting services, today announced that it has acquired Web4Africa, a leading pan-African web hosting company accredited by ICANN.The acquisition will further consolidate HostAfrica's presence in the African marketplace and strengthen its operations in Nigeria and Ghana. Strengths.

Headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa, HostAfrica specializes in providing fast, cloud-based virtual and dedicated servers, web and e-commerce hosting, domain names, backups and reseller programs. Web4Africa, on the other hand, was founded in 2002 and is known for its strong customer base and ICANN-accredited status in Nigeria and Ghana.

HostAfrica Announces Acquisition of Web4Africa, Strengthens African Web Hosting Market Leadership Position

Web4Africa currently has over 70% of its customers from Nigeria, which enables HostAfrica to further expand its market share and reach through this acquisition. In addition, Web4Africa's operations in Ghana and its strength in the African country code top-level domains (ccTLDs) will help HostAfrica to offer a wider and stronger range of services.

Michael Osterloh, CEO of HostAfrica, welcomed the acquisition, “We congratulate Oluniyi on his selection of HostAfrica and the completion of the acquisition. His hard work and dedication in building and growing Web4Africa cannot be overlooked. We look forward to integrating Web4Africa's exceptional team into our operations. This acquisition will cement our position as the top hosting provider in Africa.”

The consolidation of this acquisition bodes well for the potential of the African web hosting services market and is expected to provide the region's infrastructure and services with new technological investments and local data center enhancements to improve the reliability, speed and security of services.

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HostAfrica Announces Acquisition of Web4Africa, Strengthens African Web Hosting Market Leadership Position