Local cloud startups offer data sovereignty at a time when the debate about who has access to a country’s data is heating up.
  • Cloud costs for Nigerian companies have shot up after the naira depreciated sharply because most U.S. cloud companies charge in dollars.
  • Several local cloud startups have sprung up in the last two years. They offer the option to pay in naira, along with data sovereignty and lower latency.
  • Amazon Web Services started accepting payments in naira in January this year, which experts believe is a reaction to local competition.
  • jol
    14·
    1 day ago

    They would need to seriously invest in transcontinental Internet cables to Africa. As with most things the west left the continent behind.

    • dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net
      4·
      23 hours ago

      Fair point, although the way things are going you might see investment in telecom connections between Africa, Europe, and Asia. Particularly with China pushing Belt and Road.