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🌍 Africa Just Launched Its Own Internet — And Google Should Be Terrified

https://vocal.media/journal/africa-just-launched-its-own-internet-and-google-should-be-terrified
☭ 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗘𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿 ☭ - 3mon

Is there a recent official (African Union) source for this? The article contains no citations and I can't find any information about an "African Digital Protocol"

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lingyun - 3mon

Searching Continental Internet Exchange only brings up AI generated articles for me. Worse, some articles may be confusing DE-CIX projects with an African Union led effort to keep internet traffic local, as shown in this article from eurweb.

Edit: on second thought it seems the "Continental Internet Exchanges" they're talking about are the centers established by DE-CIX which stands for "Deutsche Commercial Internet Exchange"

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cornishon - 3mon

Digital decolonization is a necessity in today's world. Glad to see Africa take a big step toward it.

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Che's Motorcycle - 3mon

The statistics are quite astounding. Over 200 million Africans relocated to the Continental Internet Exchange in the three days after its debut. This pace of development outshone Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok's quickest expansions.

Why is it so? It basically offers African consumers a superior experience.

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BarneyPiccolo @lemmy.today - 3mon

Invest in Africa. It's the only place left on the planet that still has huge growth potential.

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darkernations - 3mon

Sounds like excellent news and looks like a massive step towards digital sovereignity. Thank you for sharing.

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Flyberius [comrade/them] - 3mon

Fuck yeah

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Ahri Boy 🏳️‍⚧️ - 3mon

Now do the same for South and Southeast Asia

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redchert - 3mon

LETS GOOOOO!

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