Rwanda’s President Kagame announced in a press conference in Kigali on Monday Africa’s “first high tech smartphone factory“. The factory is said to deliver high quality smartphones like the Mara Phones which are said to be the first “Made in Africa” models and called Mara X and Mara Z. Here are a few specifications of the phone:
The Mara X model with 16GB storage will be sold for 120,250 Rwandan francs ($130) while the more advanced model Mara Z model with 32GB storage will retail at 175,750 Rwandan francs ($190). According to CNN, both phones include features such as high-spec cameras and voice activation mode.
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Although other African countries such as South Africa, Egypt and Algeria assemble smartphones, they all import components to assemble the phones. However, the Mara phones are produced and assembled in Rwanda. This opening of this factory will make Rwanda even more of a technology and innovation hub and will provide jobs for hundreds of people which is always a good thing.
