I believe Eritrea is still using 2G to this day.

Africa is a HUGE continent, with a lot of very diverse countries, which all have their own motives and stratergies for dealing with their mobile network infrastructure.

Obviously every country is going to have a different strategy. Tell me about Ethiopia’s strategy if you’re going to be so pedantic.

You don't have to be a pedant to treat countries with respect.

Have you even read the wikipedia articles about telecom in the different countries?

Here is a link to the article on telecom in Ethiopia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Ethiopia

How is my post not treating Africa with respect.

We don’t hear about the continent much in the news.

Because you're treating every country as one thing.

As a westerner, even I find that demeaning and offensive.

Every country is its own thing. So even your question is crap, because you're asking about a continent when it's a country-level question.

Even asking this of the EU would be meaningless, and at least they have a more common plan about things than an entire continent that doesn't have a single government (not that the EU is a single government, but it enables engagement and joint planning).

Plus, the info you want is easily found on Wikipedia or a simple search.

Because you’re treating every country as one thing.

I never did paint the whole continent with a broad brush, my intention was to hear the stories of how different african countries are developing their telecom infrastructure. I brought up Eritrea as an interesting example. There is nothing wrong with using old technology, I still use cassette tapes.

As a westerner, even I find that demeaning and offensive.

Offensive to care about a separate continent? I'm curious about every country even the small ones, Africa has lots of interesting history. You're acting like a spoiled college white kid who claims that likeing other culture's food is "cultural appropriation"

Plus, the info you want is easily found on Wikipedia or a simple search.

You shouldn't rely on wikipedia for everything. Also it's good to talk to locals about how their technology is affecting their country. Africans want people to talk about the issues effecting their countries especially Sudanese people.