Affordable Access in Africa: GSMA and Handset Affordability Coalition Pioneering Members Identify Six African Countries to Pilot Affordable $40 Smartphones

2026-03-03 - 19:38

BARCELONA, Spain, March 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The GSMA today announced that the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda have been identified by the GSMA Handset Affordability Coalition for initial pilots to introduce affordable 4G smartphones. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the GSMA, the G6 African operators and original equipment manufacturers