African States Aim To Improve Internet Interconnections 27
jfruh writes A rapidly growing percentage of Africans have access to the Internet — and yet most of the content they access, even things aimed specifically at an African audience, is hosted on servers elsewhere. The reason is a bewildering array of laws in different nations that make cross-border cooperation a headache, a marked contrast to places like Europe with uniform Internet regulations. At the Africa Peering and Interconnection Forum in Senegal, a wide variety of Internet actors from the continent are aiming to solve the problem.
Some first class BS here. (Score:2, Interesting)
most of the content they access ... is hosted on servers elsewhere
Since when did that matter on the Internet ?
The reason is a bewildering array of laws in different nations
Welcome to the World.
places like Europe with uniform Internet regulations
Tell us about these uniform regulations.