Cloud, AI, cybersecurity and enterprise hardware, built for Africa's power grids, networks and regulations. One accountable team from first design to 24/7 operation, from Kinshasa to Nairobi and Lagos to Johannesburg.
Offices: Kinshasa, Johannesburg. Cities we serve: Lagos (Nigeria), Nairobi (Kenya), Dar es Salaam (Tanzania), Luanda (Angola), Lusaka (Zambia), Lilongwe (Malawi), Harare (Zimbabwe), Windhoek (Namibia), Gaborone (Botswana), Maputo (Mozambique), Manzini (Eswatini), Maseru (Lesotho).
Cisco, Microsoft, AWS, Dell Technologies, HPE, VMware, Fortinet, Huawei, Juniper, Aruba, Lenovo, Oracle
Strategy, build and operations, organised into three areas so you can start wherever your need is greatest.
Digital Business Solutions
Strategy, platforms and applications that modernise how your organisation works — from advisory to AI.
Explore this areaTechnology Solutions
The infrastructure layer: data centres, networks, communications, devices, security and power.
- Data Centre & Servers
- Enterprise Networking
- Unified Communications & VoIP
- End-User Computing
- Zero-Trust Cybersecurity
- Surveillance & Access Control
- Power & Solar
Managed Services
We run it for you — monitored, supported and backed by service-level agreements.
- Managed IT & Continuity
- Connectivity & Managed Links
- Monitoring & Control (NOC / SOC)
- Backup & Disaster Recovery
Reliable systems free your teams from daily firefighting and give them time back for the work that grows the business.
Better performance, higher productivity
Reliable systems and networks keep your teams working, not waiting.
Reduced operating costs
Right-sized infrastructure and managed operations lower the cost of running IT.
Scales as you grow
Add capacity, sites and users without redesigning your environment.
Service levels you can count on
SLA-backed support and 24/7 monitoring behind the systems that matter most.
What we built for our clients, and what changed for them.
Fuel distribution, fully digital
A system that records every truck fuel collection took Monsoon Trading's entire distribution process off paper and cut fuel theft to zero.
Read the case studyEquipping a group, on a deadline
Large hardware orders sourced for Groupe Ledya's companies and delivered within a short timeframe.
Read the case studyFour steps, and you can join at any of them.
Assess
We study your environment, goals and constraints.
Design
A solution and plan you can review, cost and approve.
Deploy
Engineered, tested and documented to hand over cleanly.
Operate
Optional 24/7 management against agreed service levels.
From finance and energy to mining, oil and gas, ports and logistics, organisations across the continent rely on Umba to run their most critical systems.
True to its name, Umba exists to build. We are a technology services firm dedicated exclusively to the African market — and we understand the infrastructure constraints, regulatory landscapes, and growth ambitions of enterprises across the continent. We don't adapt solutions built elsewhere. We engineer them here.
The best technology for Africa should be built in Africa, by those who truly understand the landscape.
- Registered in the DRC and in South Africa
- B-BBEE Level 1 Contributor
- Partnerships with 12 leading global vendors
- 24/7 managed support for service clients
Africa-First
Engineered for the continent's connectivity, power, and regulatory realities.
Security-Led
Zero-trust principles baked into every engagement from day one.
Full-Stack
From hardware to AI platforms — one partner for your entire stack.
Long-Term
We invest in relationships, not transactions. Your growth is ours.
Tell us about your environment and goals. We will come back with a clear scope.