Johannesburg - In the same week that
Neotel officially joined the Econet subsidiary Liquid Telecom, Anglophone
Cameroon clocked a full month of going without internet connectivity.
Cameroonian citizens in Anglophone regions of that country continue to suffer
their government's wrath for protesting a decision to make French the country’s
first language in educational and judicial institutions.
Of Cameroon’s 10
regions, eight are French-speaking while English is spoken in two.
While an estimated 20 percent of Cameroonians continue to make do without
broadband internet access, Neotel has no doubt begun shaking off its woes as it
prepares to exploit the advantages of being a part Liquid Telecom’s 15-country
footprint that now stretches across Eastern, Central and Southern Africa.
Here's Brian Lupiya
with this week's Tech Minute. For a deep dive into the rest of the Africa's
biggest tech and innovation news, be sure to check out the latest African Tech
Round-up podcast.
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