Here is why Africa must play in the Technology Revolution
The continent of Africa has an infrastructure gap, as estimated by the African Development bank , in finance terms to be in the tune of $100bn a year. With a Low tax base, in most cases unable to support each Country's annual budgets, it therefore means Africa must rely on development partners to fill this Financing Gap every year as a short to mid term Solution. To increase the tax base, Africa must strive to have a fully digital society in all spheres of life. However, this is where i pose a Question... Is Africa thinking strategically to address this challenge? There may be many answers, but with the African Continental Free Trade Area(AfCFTA) Initiative , Africa has one avenue to address this challenge. Another is by fully embracing next Generation technology, leveraging its Geographical location, a young and growing tech savvy population to deliver social economic transformation for its people. It is estimated that Africa will have a market size of about 2.5Billion people by