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

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Despite growing mobile internet coverage on the continent of 1.3 billion people, just 25% of adults in sub-Saharan Africa have access to it, according to Claire Sibthorpe, head of digital inclusion at the U.K.-based mobile phone lobbying group GSMA. Expense is the main barrier. The cheapest smartphone costs up to 95% of the monthly salary for the poorest 20% of the region’s population, Sibthorpe said.

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The Independent

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

2 months ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

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

2 months ago·United States

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abc News

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

2 months ago·United States

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The Star Kuala Lumpur

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

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. Read full story

2 months ago·Malaysia

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KVIA

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

By FRANCIS KOKUTSE and JACK THOMPSON Associated Press 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. Internet-enabled phones have transformed many lives, but they can play a …

2 months ago·Panama City, United States

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Winnipeg Free Press

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 […]

2 months ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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