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Snail-Internet Connection

Cai Nebe | Emily Gordine | Kate Hairsine
April 16, 2020

With people practicing social distancing and working from home via the internet, connectivity infrastructure around Africa has been severely tested. In Kigali, DW's Nasra Bushumbi says internet speed had been reduced to a snail's pace. Elsewhere, businesses struggle to function. Across the continent, the internet slowdown is adding to Africa's woes, and in surprising ways.

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DW Africa's Cai Nebe smiles into the camera
Cai Nebe Producer, podcaster and reporter for DW Africa
Kate Hairsine Australian-born journalist and senior editor who mainly focuses on Africa.