In Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, 40,000 phones are sold every month. The city is home to 13% of the country’s 85 million people. Unsurprisingly, it is the country’s rallying point for entrepreneurship. While possessing a mobile phone is considered a normal thing, smartphone penetration is still fairly novel owing to … Continue reading From Kinshasa to Goma: A spotlight on DR Congo’s early-stage tech ecosystem