July in Africa: Free Google Wi-Fi and agriculture drones

July in Africa: Free Google Wi-Fi and agriculture drones

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https://thenextweb.com/contributors/2018/08/02/july-africa-google-amazon-web-service-twitter-drone/

Internet usage in Africa is growing, but not quickly enough for Google, which wants to give it a nudge to boost its user base on the continent.

Things came to a head in July in this respect, with the company announcing it was partnering with Kenya’s third largest telecoms firm — Telkom — to launch commercial operations of its internet-beaming balloon project Loon in the East African country.