Okra: Nigerian companies turn to local cloud services over AWS and Google Cloud

Nigerian entrepreneur Fara Ashiru launched her fintech platform, Okra, in 2020 using AWS. As US-based cloud providers did not accept payments in naira, she had to pay for services in US dollars. As the naira lost about 70% of its value between 2020 and 2024, Okra's cloud expenses soared. "The bills were staggering," Ashiru told [...] The post Nigerian companies turn to local cloud services over AWS and Google Cloud appeared first on Cloud Computing News.