Inside the Billion-Dollar Battle for Africa's Internet (and who really owns it!)
We investigated why Africa’s internet runs through foreign hands, and what that means for the continent.
By 2050, Africa will have over a quarter of the world’s population, and the world’s largest free trade area.
But the cables, towers, and satellites carrying its internet, the infrastructure that will power that future, are mostly foreign-owned.
Whoever controls Africa’s internet will control its data and its economy. The window to decide who that will be is closing fast...so we mapped out the step-by-step play for how Africa can either become the world’s biggest digital colony, or take full control and cash in on its digital future.
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