Africa, in recent years, has become the new frontier where China and the United States, the world’s two biggest economic superpowers, are competing for influence in a key industry: telecommunications. This week, Ethiopia celebrated the launch of a 5G network powered by China’s telecom giant Huawei in Addis Ababa. We believe that when countries choose Huawei, they are potentially giving up their sovereignty,” she said. He added that he wouldn’t buy a Huawei phone having heard that. One shopper, Steve Elliot-Jones, said he “wouldn’t trust anything that comes out of China,” but thought other countries could also be using mobile networks to spy.

Source: Ethiopian News May 13, 2022 20:42 UTC