Mara Group launches in Rwanda the first smartphones
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Mara Group launches in Rwanda the first smartphones
Rwanda's Mara Group launched two smartphones on Monday, calling them the first two "made in Africa" models that give the country ambitions to become a regional technology hub.
Mara X and Mara Z will use Google's Android operating system, costing 175,750 Rwandan francs ($ 190) and 120,250 Rwandan francs ($ 130), respectively.
A cheaper Samsung smartphone costs 50,000 Rwandan francs ($ 54), and phones without brands are 35,000 Rwandan francs ($ 37).
Mara Group CEO Mr. Ashish Thakkar said the company was targeting customers "willing to pay more for quality".
"This is the first smartphone manufacturer in Africa," Thakkar said after a tour of the company with Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
He said companies are assembling smartphones in Egypt, Ethiopia and Algeria but importing components.
"We are actually the first to manufacture. We make motherboards, we make sub-boards throughout the whole process." Thakkar said the plant cost $ 24 million and could produce 1,200 phones a day.
Rwanda's Mara Group launched two smartphones on Monday, calling them the first two "made in Africa" models that give the country ambitions to become a regional technology hub.
Mara X and Mara Z will use Google's Android operating system, costing 175,750 Rwandan francs ($ 190) and 120,250 Rwandan francs ($ 130), respectively.
A cheaper Samsung smartphone costs 50,000 Rwandan francs ($ 54), and phones without brands are 35,000 Rwandan francs ($ 37).
Mara Group CEO Mr. Ashish Thakkar said the company was targeting customers "willing to pay more for quality".
"This is the first smartphone manufacturer in Africa," Thakkar said after a tour of the company with Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
He said companies are assembling smartphones in Egypt, Ethiopia and Algeria but importing components.
"We are actually the first to manufacture. We make motherboards, we make sub-boards throughout the whole process." Thakkar said the plant cost $ 24 million and could produce 1,200 phones a day.
