Good day all, The Big Internet companies are turning into ISPs. For most African countries it will be a welcome infrastructure development but "arguments" and "wars" on regulation policies for their other interests and conglomerations like Social Media and General News will be fought from a position of weakness. *https://restofworld.org/2022/google-meta-underwater-cables/ <https://restofworld.org/2022/google-meta-underwater-cables/>* I've also noticed a strange similarity in #African countries where interconnectivity is relatively poor but so is trade even with AfCFTA that increases the scope of trade to include services, IP rights and even e-commerce. *https://www.brookings.edu/research/intra-african-trade-a-path-to-economic-di... <https://www.brookings.edu/research/intra-african-trade-a-path-to-economic-diversification-and-inclusion/>* Regards, Adrian Teri