Apple has no provision for some countries to buy from it's Store

Apple has made it's store the ONLY means to get apps for it's products (iPhone, iPod, iPad), but it (Apple) has failed to make it possible for certain countries to have access to it's store.
I am a Nigerian and live here, I use an iPhone as well as iPad. Nigeria is Africa's largest telecoms market.
Has anyone any suggestion on how people living outside Apple's recognized countries (like Nigeria), do manage to buy from Apple's Store?

Sorry, but you can't. The content owners prevent Apple from allowing cross-border sales. I don't know why Apple has not made an App Store for your specific country, but I can assure it's not without thought. It's either due to national laws, lack of appropriate network infrastructure, or other such business factors (or combination thereof).
You can express your interest to Apple via their feedback page:
http://www.apple.com/feedback/itunesapp.html
Regards.

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