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Africa needs more than Facebook to narrow digital gap; so what else needs to happen?

02 Feb 2016 18:24The Editors, Bloomberg View

Only 21% of Africa’s population has access to the Internet. In CAR, a month’s service costs more than 1.5 times the annual per capita income

Africa needs more than Facebook to narrow digital gap; so what else needs to happen?

Mobile phones driving Facebook user growth in Africa, where Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya rule

11 Sep 2015 20:20AFP

More than a quarter of Africa's total Facebook users are in three countries, and two-thirds of all Internet users are active on the social media site.

Mobile phones driving Facebook user growth in Africa, where Nigeria, South Africa and Kenya rule

What Africa’s poor are reading on their phones —trah lah lah romance is top

17 Mar 2015 20:37M&G Africa Writer

With mobile phone subscriptions on the continent growing exponentially, the potential educational benefit is big.

What Africa’s poor are reading on their phones —trah lah lah romance is top

Africa's 10 Hottest Dating Apps. The surprise? Top one is for gay men

09 Jul 2014 11:00Samantha Spooner

As needs expand, so do the apps Africans download

Africa's 10 Hottest Dating Apps. The surprise? Top one is for gay men
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