I have some ideas for the overall plot line of the world. One of which being. Viasoft and similar companies eventually demanding independence as sovereign nations. Then whether they get it or not, forming an alliance and making a megacorp.
Meanwhile Africa is under complete control of the World Bank Group* who are supported in full by the World Trade Organization**. This means that any corporation with the endorsement of the WBG has free reign in Africa, and for the most part, the WBG endorses the highest bidder. The entire continent is ruled by a series of corporations all of whome answer to the WBG and the WTO.
* The WBG was a US based organization until it fell to the church, then the WBG disappeared for years, off the map and under the radar. It worked behind the scenes for a decade or so and then when it officially returned it demanded the money that many African countries owed it, when they couldn't pay, it seized control.
** While the WBG was underground, the WTO, a European organization the controlled the international trade and commerce, got a new President. This new president was in the pocket of the WBG. Now the entire WTO answers to the WBG.
