Opera to invest $100m in African digital economy
Caption: L-R: Jørgen Arnesen, Global Head of Marketing and Distribution, Opera Software AS; Folarin Komaiya, Business Development Director, Opera Nigeria; Richard Monday , Vice President of Africa, Opera Software AS; and Song Lin, Chief Operating Officer, Opera Software AS, announced their investment plan at the Intercontinental Hotel on Tuesday 09,05,2017. By Jonah Iboma with Agency Report Opera, the developer of the most popular mobile browser in Africa, on Tuesday announced its plan to invest $100 million ( about N30bn ) over the next two years to facilitate the growth of African digital economy. In a statement, the company said it would use the investment to speed up internet adoption in Africa and strengthen the internet ecosystem with local partners, noting that the continent is on its way to transform itself into digital continent with the rapid adoption of mobile internet. The firm said further that for the past five years, the Opera Mini browser has been a key f