[kictanet] How Affordable is the Internet across Africa?

[Nanjira Sambuli]

Check out this Africa regional report <http://1e8q3q16vyc81g8l3h3md6q5f5e.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/A4AI-2017-Africa-Affordability-Report_Online.pdf>, off the Alliance for Affordable Internet’s 2017 Affordability Report <http://a4ai.org/affordability-report/report/2017/>.

Some highlights:
 Only 5 out of 27 African countries surveyed have “affordable” internet (defined as 1GB of mobile prepaid data for 2% or less of average monthly income).
Kenya is NOT among the top 5; Ghana, Nigeria and ECOWAS have endorsed this redefined Internet Affordability target (expected to incorporate in their policies).
The 5 countries are Mauritius, Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt and Sudan.
The gender gap in Internet use is real. Refer to http://webfoundation.org/about/research/womens-rights-online-2015/ <http://webfoundation.org/about/research/womens-rights-online-2015/>, where, e.g., where Nairobi had one of the widest gender gaps in Internet use of the 10 cities assessed.
Policy recommendations here: http://a4ai.org/affordability-report/report/2015/#policy_recommendations <http://a4ai.org/affordability-report/report/2015/#policy_recommendations>


Regards,
Nanjira
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