Frankly having an iPhone in Africa, is like driving a Lamborghini in grid-lock. The market is heavily dominated by basic, inexpensive phones, with about 95% of phone sales being basic dumbphones. Smartphone penetration sits at a lowly 6-8% and iPhones make up a very tiny piece of that pie.  Yet, despite low penetration rates, analysts are ambitiously heralding the start of the smartphone revolution in Africa, with claims that in 5 years most Africans will have smartphones. While I’m excited about their predictions, the cynic in me fails to believe them. I also don’t believe that we’ll experience a repeat [...]