Samsung aims to double its smartphone sales in Africa in 2014

Samsung Electronics expects to supply half of of the smartphones bought in Africa this yr and aims to double these gross sales on the continent in 2014, an executive said. Africa has a growing younger population that’s an increasing number of tech savvy and urbanized. That is attracting overseas dealers of client merchandise like smartphones, especially as markets stagnate or reduce in more developed nations. Although smartphones are gaining popularity throughout the continent, they are nonetheless a novelty.