Google activated its new Johannesburg cloud region in South Africa.
The Johannesburg region is connected to Google’s secure network, including the recently-completed Equiano subsea cable system that connects Portugal with Togo, Nigeria, Namibia, South Africa, and St. Helena.With this opening, Google now operates 40 cloud regions and 121 zones, which together deliver Google Cloud services to over 200 countries and territories worldwide.
https://cloud.google.com/blog/products/infrastructure/heita-south-africa-new-cloud-region