The data sovereignty argument is likely more than just interesting, but can be essential to their startups surviving in the future. Who can look at and do what

The data sovereignty argument is likely more than just interesting, but can be essential to their startups surviving in the future. Who can look at and do what with the data, can be the difference between a country or region keeping a thriving infrastructure or having to outsource an entire related chain to somewhere else that can dictate terms or not be in their best interest. Just as EU companies have the option of using only EU data centers, African countries can make the same argument for equivalent options, where AU companies (African Union) do the same.