Internet Can Boost Africa's Economies by Billions

If Africa could replicate the success of mobile telephones on the internet, it could generate 10 percent of gross domestic product, or U.S. $300 billion a year - by 2025, says a new report.

Google has announced an initiative to connect more people in Kampala to the web through a super-fast, high-capacity fibre network.

The people of Kampala are to be offered a faster, more reliable Internet.

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