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How many people in sub-Saharan Africa have access to mobile internet connectivity?

By the end of 2023, 320 million people, or 27% of the sub-Saharan African population, had access to mobile internet. Access varies widely: from less than 15% in Chad, the Central African Republic and Mozambique to more than 50% in South Africa and Seychelles.

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