Other articles suggest data centers outside of Africa
And all these matters cross every international boundary as a matter of course.
Unfortunately, it is also enabling this particular situation.
Not that the rest of the world would be feeling great if this was all based out of Washington DC right now eh? Or Beijing. Or Paris. (Depending on who they are)
However, purposefully entering agreements with intent to violate them can escalate to criminal fraud, amd wire fraud when money is involved. There'a certainly a question of jurisdiction when there's so many localities involved.