July 4th, 2005
Africa Soon to Ban Import of Used Mobile Handsets
Looks like yesterday’s cell phone is no gift for anyone, including African capital cities like Kenya’s Nairobi. The used phones are so poorly suited to the needs of the region, that the government is actually considering a ban:
“The Government will soon ban importation of second-hand mobile handsets. Information and Communication Minister Raphael Tuju made the declaration on Wednesday as he cautioned GSM manufacturers to stop dumping old phones in the local market. “I wish to note that measures are being put in place to ensure that dumping of old mobile handsets in the country in the name of refurbished phones is abolished,” said Tuju.
“He said a similar measure was being considered for software systems used to tamper with handset serial numbers. Tuju’s assistant, David Were, delivered the minister’s speech during a ceremony to officially launch the LG GSM range of phones at a Nairobi hotel.
“He asked manufacturers to import handsets with high water and dust efficiencies and longer battery life.
“Analysts says the cheap refurbished handsets represent the flip side of the taxation coin after the Government zero-rated tax on the items to enhance the GSM market. The ceremony was attended by LG Electronics Nairobi Office General Manager Woo Won Na and XCOM Kenya Managing Director Bernard Shomba.” Source: AllAfrica.com
Lockergnome's Tech News Watch says:
Africa Doesn’t Want Your Junky Old Cellphones
Looks like yesterday’s cell phone is no gift for anyone, including poor African nations like Nairobi. The used phones are so poorly suited to the needs of the region, that the government is actually considering a ban: “The Government will soon ban im…
July 4th, 2005 at 11:30 am
Rod says:
Get it right, guys. Africa is a CONTINENT! not a country. With 38 countries. And there isn’t a country call Nairobi! There is a country called Kenya, which has a capital called Nairobi. Furthermore, only some of the poorest African countries asked for used phones. Others such as Nigeria, Republic of South Africa, Ghana, etc., did not ask for ‘charity’ phones. Sheez!!!
July 4th, 2005 at 6:34 pm
Alice says:
Sorry Rod - you are correct. And I love Africa and have been twice to 2 countries. No excuse for the slip up. Thanks for catching it.
July 5th, 2005 at 8:19 am
What To Fix says:
Stoning Okay, NZ Politician Says
So here’s a lesson to French leader Chirac, who’s getting some heat about his insulting British cooking: it’s easy to hurt people’s feelings, and very difficult to make things right afterwards.
July 6th, 2005 at 11:00 am
Lyn says:
We(Africa) maybe poor in finance but we are rich in spirit. Rich people from the west no longer know or need God. But in our poverty we have learned to know and to need God. I believe that our poverty is an investment of our eternal wealth. But thanks for the pity.
October 30th, 2005 at 3:44 am
Arik says:
it’s easy to hurt people’s feelings, and very difficult to make things right afterwards.
January 19th, 2006 at 9:46 am
ABANATHER NEGUSU says:
why CAT SOME PEOPLE LIKE WHO ENTER THER EMAIL ON THE COMTHER GO MHLEP S OME PEOPLE AT AFRICA AT THE EAST OR WEST, NORTH,SOUTH. soTHAT IS MY? TO YOU PEOPLE .
February 27th, 2006 at 2:38 pm
Ngene says:
WAAHOOO!!!!,
Aficans, we like good things without mony. even kenya wanna ban used gsm mobile phones when it’s not yet ban in UK. Here in Nigeria we use used phone and I know that we are better than Kenya.,,think B4 U act.
May 18th, 2006 at 2:36 pm
ClapekDodki says:
doccia
July 17th, 2007 at 4:35 am
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August 7th, 2007 at 10:39 pm
Irfan says:
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Waiting for reply
Irfan
August 16th, 2007 at 1:07 pm
419killer says:
The UN should ban Africa from cell phones, period. Most are used by 419 spammers with area codes in the UK. The phone carriers should block incoming calls from outside Africa on a permanment or an opt-out basis. That way 419 spammers would give the real landline numbers out and they will be easier to catch. We got to get rid off our imcompentant spam and fraud lover president adolf hitler george dubya bush, and dickhead cheney.
February 26th, 2008 at 9:38 am