EAC One Network Area has potential to transform Africa
That the EAC managed to start One Network Area in less than one year after an EAC Heads of State directive illustrates how African countries really have the potential to make quantum leaps in development. TEA GRAPHIC
Africa, it is often said, is a continent that leapfrogs various intermediary stages of technology. From fixed to mobile telephony, Africa leapfrogged the usual phases of technological advancement.
It does not come as a surprise, therefore, that on a global level, the East African Community is one of few regional blocs that have scrapped mobile roaming charges. And this is just the beginning.