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Rack Centre houses the West Africa node of the AF-CIX internet exchange and Nigeria's IXPN, and its declared connectivity partners include MTN, Airtel, Orange, WIOCC, and Edge-facing carriers, giving it standing as the region's densest peering venue.\n\nLeadership is led by CEO Lars Johannisson, who succeeded long-time managing director Ayotunde Coker (Coker left in 2021 to run Actis-backed Open Access Data Centres). 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