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
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    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.