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A Chinese worker at the MiOne mobile phone factory in the Sino-Uganda Mbale Industrial Park in Mbale, Uganda, on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024. Under Chinese President Xi Jinping’s Belt and Road Initiative, China has extended about $900 billion over the past decade in infrastructure and other projects around the world, including in Africa. Photographer: Luke Dray/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Africa is a wide open market for smartphone firms but new users face risks: ‘Tech can be used for awful things’

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