Regions of Africa grapple with high levels of digital illiteracy, implying that even if the people get access to smartphones and other digital tools, they struggle to meaningfully use them to create opportunities that transform their lives.
In one case in 2017, a local telecommunication company with footprint on the continent was handed a hefty fine ($8.5 million) after it emerged that the former was hosting its IT services outside the country.
Increasingly, financially-struggling media and journalists have been resorting to putting their content behind the paywall in a bid to raise revenues, definitely denying a section of the population who cannot afford subscription a chance to quality content access.
