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Africa's $100 trillion opportunity hides in its broken systems

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon capsule launches to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, U.S. [Reuters]

Elon Musk didn’t just dream about rockets; he saw the bigger picture.

For him, rockets were a way to unlock a whole new economic world. Launch systems, satellite networks, orbital supply chains—SpaceX built the groundwork first, knowing the flights would come later. 

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