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Nigerians are building affordable alternatives to AWS and Google Cloud (restofworld.org)

submitted 2 weeks ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

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.

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