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A 49.5-megawatt data center is under construction on April 14, 2026, in Vernon, California. (Getty Images)
Analyst, Tony Blair Institute; PhD Candidate, SOAS; Senior Non-Resident Associate, CSIS.
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Bulama Bukarti is an analyst at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, a Senior Non-Resident Associate at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and a Columnist for Daily Trust Newspapers.