Very true. PayPal has an incentive to handle more transactions, not fewer ... so making the deliberate decision to blacklist a region wouldn't happen lightly, wouldn't happen without careful study, and likely would be revisited from time to time.
The article writer speaks in this general direction, actually:
It is also high time our governments start to stand firmly behind young African men and women developers ... It is not enough to congratulate them vocally of their achievements, it will be right if you can support them with your resources be it financially, intellectually, skills and much more.
I would call taking their reputation seriously and dealing with the problems falling under the "much more" category.
The article writer speaks in this general direction, actually:
It is also high time our governments start to stand firmly behind young African men and women developers ... It is not enough to congratulate them vocally of their achievements, it will be right if you can support them with your resources be it financially, intellectually, skills and much more.
I would call taking their reputation seriously and dealing with the problems falling under the "much more" category.