Digital revolution holds bright promises for Africa

UNITED NATIONS — Internet penetration is creeping up in Africa, bringing the prospect of digital dividends to a continent long marked by digital divides.

“Africa has reached a penetration which has broken the barrier of 15%, and that’s important,” says Nii Quaynor, a scientist who has played a key role in the
introduction and development of the Internet throughout Africa.

He is known as the “father of the Internet” on the continent.

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