Excitement greeted news that Vérone Mankou, the 26-year old entrepreneur from the Republic of Congo, has designed Africa’s first smartphone and a tablet, the hand-held computer that comes with a touch screen.
Mankou’s tech company, VMK, designed the sleek smartphone and tablet, which was originally conceived in 2006 as an affordable computer to give Africans access to Internet. The devices run on Google’s Android software and are assembled in China, making some technology analysts question Mr. Mankou’s assertion that these were the first African touchpad tablet and smartphone. In response to such criticism, Mr. Mankou writes on his website, “We are somewhat offended by the disregard of those who persist in denying the authentication of our products, despite evidence.”
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I believe this one is not the first as the 'inye' tablet came out b4 it. Dat was done by a Nigerian and assembled in china too.

All these people should just please laying false claims.when a tablet it made in china and because u just branded your company's name on it does nt mean it is the 1st in africa.get your company to manufacture every part of the tablet and assembly it in africa then you can now say its 100% made in africa.not just branding it and bringing it to africa