Bitcoin Banked on Nostr: Probably a dumb question. I'm new to nostr, so still learning. Are there any ...

Probably a dumb question. I'm new to nostr, so still learning. Are there any advantages of running your own relay? Living in Africa I will also have to consider basic requirements such as bandwidth. But really love the decentralized and censorship free model. In 3rd world countries we know how valuable these basic principles are.