African telecom operators have resolutely opposed U.S. calls to stop using Chinese networking hardware. In fact, Huawei, ZTE, and other Chinese tech firms in recent years have significantly expanded their presence beyond networking to mobile money, data centers, and even new energy solutions, among other sectors.
African countries, at least so far, have been spared serious consequences from the increasingly contentious U.S.-Chian technology duel. Butย Jane Munga, a technology policy expert in the Africa program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C., worries that may soon change.
Jane joins Eric & Cobus to discuss her new research on how U.S.-China technology decoupling will impact Africa’s mobile phone industry.
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- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: How Will U.S.-China Tech Decoupling Affect Africaโs Mobile Phone Market? by Jane Munga:ย https://bit.ly/3AKrim9
- The Diplomat: Chinaโs Tech Outreach in the Middle East and North Africa by Dale Aluf:ย https://bit.ly/3AKruln
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