Swedish Web monitoring firm,
Pingdom, recently posted the list of the list of the top one million website in the world. The report revealed that Africa accounts for only 2,670 (0.27%) of the top
one million website globally.
Out of the world’s top 10,000 sites, only thirty-three are
hosted in Africa, and among the top 100,000 sites, two hundred and fifty webs
are hosted in Africa.
According to Pingdom, Africa with its over 1 billion people, has reached a 13.5% Internet penetration rate, and there are plenty of big websites about the continent.
Although Egypt lead the pack occupying the top two position with masrawy.com and ahram.org.eg respectively; South Africa accounts for five of the top ten website in Africa. The biggest site hosted in South Africa is news24.com, which lands in the number 3 place in the top 100 sites in Africa.
The complete list of the biggest 100 sites hosted in Africa released by Pingdom
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Top 100 websites hosted in
Africa
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Rank
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Alexa rank
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URL
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Country
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1
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646
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Egypt
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2
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968
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Egypt
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3
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1321
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South
Africa
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4
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1339
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South
Africa
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5
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1867
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Egypt
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6
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2076
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South
Africa
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7
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2359
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South
Africa
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8
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2436
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Seychelles
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9
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2841
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South
Africa
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10
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3087
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Seychelles
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11
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3151
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Seychelles
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12
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3252
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South
Africa
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13
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3772
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Egypt
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14
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4675
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South
Africa
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15
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4869
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Seychelles
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16
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4937
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Egypt
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17
|
5485
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South
Africa
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18
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5718
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South
Africa
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19
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6287
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South
Africa
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20
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6766
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South
Africa
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21
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7328
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South
Africa
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22
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7911
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Egypt
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23
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8035
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South
Africa
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24
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8050
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Morocco
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25
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8180
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Morocco
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26
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8302
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South
Africa
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27
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8883
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South
Africa
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28
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9031
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Egypt
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29
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9080
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Egypt
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30
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9289
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South
Africa
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31
|
9763
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South
Africa
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32
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9892
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Egypt
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33
|
10233
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South
Africa
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34
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10245
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South
Africa
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35
|
10431
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South
Africa
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36
|
10701
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Morocco
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37
|
11141
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South
Africa
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38
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11992
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Libya
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39
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13351
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South
Africa
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40
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13489
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Egypt
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41
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13775
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Sudan
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42
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13969
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South
Africa
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43
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14505
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South
Africa
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44
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14774
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Seychelles
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45
|
14880
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South
Africa
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46
|
15117
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Egypt
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47
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15118
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Seychelles
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48
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15227
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Egypt
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49
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15233
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Egypt
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50
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15734
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South
Africa
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51
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16880
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South
Africa
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52
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17217
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Nigeria
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53
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17846
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South
Africa
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54
|
18030
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Egypt
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55
|
18304
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South
Africa
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56
|
18407
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South
Africa
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57
|
18780
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South
Africa
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58
|
18891
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South
Africa
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|
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59
|
19014
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South
Africa
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60
|
19212
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South
Africa
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61
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19656
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South
Africa
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62
|
19916
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South
Africa
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63
|
19937
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Nigeria
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64
|
19951
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South
Africa
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65
|
20120
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South
Africa
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66
|
20200
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South
Africa
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67
|
20409
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South
Africa
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|
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68
|
20531
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South
Africa
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|
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69
|
20682
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Egypt
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70
|
21152
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South
Africa
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71
|
21159
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South
Africa
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|
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72
|
21173
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South
Africa
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73
|
21370
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South
Africa
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|
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74
|
21408
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Egypt
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75
|
21571
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South Africa
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76
|
22621
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South
Africa
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|
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77
|
22958
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South
Africa
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|
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78
|
23105
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Egypt
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79
|
23605
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South
Africa
|
|
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80
|
23768
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Nigeria
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|
|
81
|
23786
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South
Africa
|
|
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82
|
24241
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Egypt
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|
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83
|
24831
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Morocco
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|
|
84
|
25221
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South
Africa
|
|
|
85
|
25340
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Morocco
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|
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86
|
25830
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Egypt
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|
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87
|
26925
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Egypt
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88
|
27627
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Algeria
|
|
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89
|
28255
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South
Africa
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|
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90
|
28852
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Nigeria
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91
|
28967
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South
Africa
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|
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92
|
29214
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Seychelles
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93
|
29286
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Kenya
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94
|
30295
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Egypt
|
|
|
95
|
30854
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South
Africa
|
|
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96
|
30885
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South
Africa
|
|
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97
|
30898
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Egypt
|
|
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98
|
30904
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South
Africa
|
|
|
99
|
31324
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South
Africa
|
|
|
100
|
31819
|
South
Africa
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Source: Pingdom blog
