E N Njolai

Finance expert. CPA & Ind. Engineer. Passionate about trade deals btw the EU & Sub-Sahara Africa.

[E N Njolai @ernjol]

@ndekekwe @InterswitchGRP appears to intentionally ignore responding to sales or info requests. We’ve been trying to reach out to their counterparts in #Cameroon in vain. So I’m not surprised reading this. The market is fast evolving!

[E N Njolai @ernjol]

@OrangeCare_CMR Ok done!

[E N Njolai @ernjol]

@BVNKFinance @BVNKFinance this mission statement is misleading and @bvnk frustrates young developers and entrepreneurs. Taking more than 2 weeks to process account opening and then comes back asking for proof of +500k and 6 months trading history! Keep away!

[E N Njolai @ernjol]

@francis_ngannou The embarrassment is on the judges of the #NgannouVsFury bout.

The outcome of this fight has indirectly given you the golden ticket to universal stardom.

You are the hottest sportsman now and seize the moment to build your future. #PFL

[E N Njolai @ernjol]

@francis_ngannou Yep, #Ngannou you did the unthinkable to those that don’t know you, where you come from and what was at stake to glory.

You’ve defied odds creating an enticing platform for your tomorrow’s Hollywood blockbuster life story. >4billion people are behind you & it’s just starting!👏

[RTÉ Sport @RTEsport]

Gold for Ireland! Rhys McClenaghan retains his pommel horse world title at the Artistic Gymnastics World Championships with this superb routine 🥇
Report: https://t.co/RMMm4L3Msm
#ARTWorlds2023 @GymnasticsIre

[E N Njolai @ernjol]

@VernyuyTina @BBCNews @VernyuyTina just keep up the good work and you will continue to go places. Be relentless in your pursuit of self identity. You are definitely unique! 👏

[Vernyuy Tina @VernyuyTina]

Such an Honoring moment for me to have been invited on the @BBCNews 🗞️🇬🇧. Música don carry Titi go…✍🏾🥹🤲🏾 #MusicaWomWoGraçia #ThisIsAfrica 🛖🌍 #AfroNjang #BestFemaleArtistCentralAfrica

[E N Njolai @ernjol]

@Rising_Mahratta @DirtyTesLa @elonmusk @Rising_Mahratta Is this speed for real?

[Africa Facts Zone @AfricaFactsZone]

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame opened 2,200 fully furnished housing units in February 2022.

They cost between $15,000 to $35,000 each.

Payment will be made in installments.

Most of the building materials used were locally sourced.

[E N Njolai @ernjol]

@CohenOnAfrica Africa simply wants to trade in a fair manner and without strings. If he decides to offer something that he has and which the Africans need, then FairPlay to him. It’s not charity.

Africa needs the right investment partners to agree deals on a win win basis. Not exploiters!

[Judith Nwana @judithnwana]

“Now is the moment to help #EndAnglophoneCrisis stalemate by releasing more of those who have no place behind bars. A central element of many peace deals in the world’s trouble spots has been release of prisoners.” #FreeAllArrested #Cameroon @UKinCameroon https://t.co/q5iAktHj6R

[Eivor @Eivor_Koy]

One of the most surprising things I learned about Africa on my trip was that Transsion, an unknown Chinese mobile phone manufacturer in China, occupies 54% of Africa's smartphone market.

I visited Transsion's factory in Ethiopia to uncover the company's success formula. I also interviewed locals in Ethiopia, Djibouti, and Nigeria to see what they think of the brand and why they like the Chinese smartphones so much.

In contrast to the conventional stereotype, which places all of the credit for overseas Chinese companies' success on the "cheap made-in-China" label, I see Transsion's story as a beautiful example of how mutual respects generate mutual benefits to both Africa and China.

I want to share some interesting tidbits about this Chinese brand before I get into the meat of my report:

🔵 Transsion is virtually unknown in China, and since its first mobile phone was released in 2007, each of its phones has been first released in the African market and aimed at African consumers.

🔵 The Chinese brand sold 156 million mobile phones in 2022 and accounted for 11.7% of the global market share, with its smartphone shipments ranking first in Africa.

🔵 The company's slogan is "not let anyone in Africa behind in global digital revolution. Offering phones ranging from $10 for the basic model to $1,300 for the flagship model, it aims to meet the varying demands of African consumers.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐟𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐬:

🔴 𝐀𝐜𝐢𝐝-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐥: In most of Africa, where a tropical climate is common, mobile phones come into closer contact with users’ sweat. Human sweat is a mild acid with a PH value between 4.5 and 7. Transsion has developed an acid-proof coating for mobile phones that protects them from additional damage and extends their useful lives. It also guarantees that the phone’s fingerprint recognition feature continues to function normally even when the temperature outside is high.

🔴 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐚𝐥𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬: Transsion’s smartphones now include AI voice services and keyboards for numerous African languages, and its cameras have been adjusted to better capture darker skin tones, allowing young Africans to create higher-quality photos and videos.

🔴 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞: Having multiple SIM cards was common practice in many African nations years ago, such as Nigeria, because mobile users of various telecom companies may incur extra fees while calling each other. The mobile phones made by Transsion had a four-card and four-standby feature that allows users to enter four SIM cards and call four different numbers simultaneously.

🔵 The company has been emphasizing on technological transfer to Africans. It has promoted more Ethiopians to prominent positions in order to attract more Ethiopian talent to the Chinese corporation. There used to be twenty Chinese managers at this Ethiopian factory, while today there are just four.

🔵 The company's product line has evolved beyond mobile phones to include a variety of other electric products that meet the needs of Africans. They've created solar-powered fans and a machine that can make fufu, a staple delicacy in Nigeria.

[E N Njolai @ernjol]

@elonmusk @elonmusk Just wondering, what about #Cameroon?

[E N Njolai @ernjol]

@ChrisFomunyoh Still waiting for the day we will start hearing such pronouncements from honourable members of the #Cameroonian parliament. People are being killed daily and still lips are sealed. Yet they have ongoing sessions! 🤔

[Dr Craze @crazeclown]

It’s so crazy how everything gets to Africa last.

- Facebook monetisation has been ongoing since 2018 and stil not yet in Africa.
- Instagram is monetised but not in Africa
- Tiktok pays creators for in stream ads but not in Africa
- Twitter just started and stil before it will get to Africa maybe when the money is remaining 1k.
- YouTubers struggled in the past as well.

More reasons we don’t get too excited when we hear these news of monetisation of social media platforms because we will be the last to experience it.

But if they want to test a virus or a vaccine, Africa will come to their mind first.

#JusticeForAfricanCreators

[E N Njolai @ernjol]

@TheCameroonianZ @CamerounTribune When you keep pleasing yourself with mediocrity. In my village Banten, everyone is turning to solar because of lack of grid electricity. In NW and SW you are lucky having electricity 3 days in a row. No power for businesses etc. Yet we measure our performance with the bottom.

[E N Njolai @ernjol]

@JoeyAkan “Learn and replicate in your market” that’s enough. No need to pull any other country down. Congratulations to Nigeria and for the global success of Afrobeats.

We all as Africans must learn to support and raise each other. Don’t pull anyone down. 🙏☘️

[E N Njolai @ernjol]

@africatechie @ASKY_airlines The power of social media especially #Twitter and the person who tweets.

So long as it’s a positive impact for improvement, I’m all for it. Massive tool. Let’s make good use of it. 🙏☘️

[E N Njolai @ernjol]

@KKMbappe @TheCameroonianZ Home is home. Welcome to your homeland. Keep the flag flying and do your best to shape it’s future through network capital. You are blessed! 🙏☘️