Despite continued progress in the expansion of mobile service and Internet connectivity, 50 per cent of Africans (680 million people) did not use mobile phone in 2019 while about 75 per cent or 950 million people did not access mobile Internet in the same period.

Africa is said to be home to about 1.36 billion people

This access challenge has been attributed to a scarce and, sometimes, expensive spectrum, which limits operators’ expansion plans.