I live in Africa, and I've been all over the globe, and I can that, unfortunately, the world is becoming smaller and smaller, and there's no such place as a Developing Country or without competition, especially when it comes to technology.
And with the fact that RocketInternet and some other giants are replicating all the ol' web business models you could think of (classifieds, real estate, e-commerce,...), there's no little chance that you could succeed on the short term without relying on innovation + thinking Global.