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.
  • AItoothbrush@lemmy.zipEnglish
    4·
    23 hours ago

    Isnt nigeria basically the only african country right now that isnt a shithole right now? I dont mean this against africans, im just saying that the effects of colonalism can still be seen on every part of africa and its pretty bad to see.

    • FundMECFS@lemmy.blahaj.zone
      5·
      23 hours ago

      I’m going to suggest you to reword your comment. Because I’m pretty sure it will be interpreted as racist and offensive by some, and I would agree with them. Calling someone’s homeland a “shithole” sucks, especially something as vague as an entire continent. I understand you don’t exactly mean it that way, but in that case, maybe use less insulting language.

      But anyways, regarding your question, I guess there are a lot of “richer” African countries (Rwanda, South Africa, Botswana etc.) Nigeria is not necessarily the richest.

    • alyaza [they/she]@beehaw.orgOPM
      3·
      21 hours ago

      Isnt nigeria basically the only african country right now that isnt a shithole right now?

      Nigeria probably has the most theoretical wealth available to it of any African country because it’s super rich in oil, but there are definitely other countries that have it better than Nigeria (South Africa, Cape Verde, maybe Namibia or Kenya if you want some deeper cuts). Nigeria also has a metric fuck ton of problems (religious tension and sectarianism, terrorism, an openly corrupt political system which likely stole the last presidential election, and constant economic turmoil) that severely rob its capability to exploit its riches. and yes colonialism is a big part of that, it has fairly bad deals with major corporations to exploit that oil

      • AItoothbrush@lemmy.zipEnglish
        2·
        21 hours ago

        Hmm interesting. I just commented from the view of someone who has african friends and the only ones who can afford to move here to study and just for the quality of life are the ones from nigeria and south africa. But being a white south african is cheating because of the basically segregation that happens there.