Companies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks

Companies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) -- Anita Akpeere prepared fried rice in her kitchen in Ghana's capital as a flurry of notifications for restaurant orders lit up apps on her phone. "I don't think I could work without a phone in my line of business," she said, as requests came in for her signature dish, a traditional fermented dumpling.

Companies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Anita Akpeere prepared fried rice in her kitchen in Ghana's capital as a flurry of notifications for restaurant orders lit up apps on her phone.

Companies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks

Internet-enabled phones can play a unique role in sub-Saharan Africa, where infrastructure and public services are among the world’s least developed. But despite growing mobile internet coverage on the continent

Companies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — Anita Akpeere prepared fried rice in her kitchen in Ghana’s capital as a flurry of notifications for restaurant orders lit up apps on her phone. “I […]

Companies are trying to attract more smartphone users across Africa. But there are risks - The Morning Sun

Internet-enabled phones can play a unique role in sub-Saharan Africa, where infrastructure and public services are among the world’s least developed. But despite growing mobile internet coverage on …