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The pace of change across Africa may be about to accelerate, driven by advances in technology that are just breaking onto the scene. The World Economic Forum on Africa in Addis Ababa provides a peek at the coming transformation. Africa's big guns att

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West Africa's Internet penetration（穿透） level remains one of the lowest in the world, but a booming market for mobile phones has more tech companies sensing opportunity. U.S. search giant Google has set up offices in several countries in the r

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