TANZANIA has become the first country in East Africa to produce smartphones, thanks to 11.5bn/- investment between IPP Group of Companies and Dubai based Touchmate.
The company, IPP Touchmate Limited, the first in East Africa region, will produce 1,200 smartphones a day at its initial stage and employ some 2,000 people, majority being those with physical disabilities.
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