xProfx:
Africa is still battling hunger and lack of infrastructure, most of its political leaders have no idea about tech or manufacturing... They are still looting even when the entire continent is in debts.

They should fix electricity first before thinking of battling tech companies in China, EU and America.

Karex81:

Bro we have the potential, did you know other African countries have 24/7 like Ghana,SA, Egypt. mustn't be only Nigeria. Also in USA the use nuclear energy as a source of electricity, which can last for almost thousands of years.
I didn't say we should compete with China and USA. but we should develop ourselves. politicians will rather loot us dry than accomplish this.

xProfx:
Who says Africans aren't producing chips? Different types of chips, even Intel and AMD can't contest!

Karex81:

not that chip though

donbachi:
With all dis plantain chips wey full everywhere.

crude oil value is reducing yearly

and will even be worst in the next 20 years, oil companies we be begging you to buy fuel

When electric cars, solar system will be the major thing at that time.

Africa needs change!!!

meobizy:
If such is going to happen, it will come from South Africa, Kenya or Rwanda. Those seem the only African countries with clear paths in innovation which will benefit future generations.


Even if the commodity is sold at a cent per barrel, companies will still make serious profit. The world has used oil for trade for so long now that, although economies will feel the pinch, the manufacturers and many players in the logistics channel will continue smiling to the bank.


Not even in the next fifty years is this possible. Cheaper prices mean a lot of small players can join the business.


Which are slated to go mainstream in 2050 (electric cars) and 2045 (alternative energy sources). Oil is going nowhere, sadly.


An all too familiar song majority of our leaders are deaf to. I don’t think we can kick the status quo. We will elevate from our current level to a better one, yet remain fifty years behind developed nations.

xProfx:


Chip is chip ooo...

Karex81:
I find it embarrassing and disappointing, that Africa as a continent have no interest in semiconductor or chip making business.

Chip making is difficult, but you can still design the architecture and contract tsmc, to manufacture the chip. Silicon chips are fundamentals of every electronics device.
This would have created enough jobs for youths in this country, we have engineers here roaming about the street, looking for job.

The money we produce from oil should have been reinvested to research on technology, health, and other fields etc. What UAE is currently doing.


Data is now the new oil in this 21st century, crude oil value is reducing yearly, and will even be worst in the next 20 years, oil companies we be begging you to buy fuel . When electric cars, solar system will be the major thing at that time.

We should prepare ourselves for the future
Africa needs change!!!!

Note:
I didn't say we should compete with USA or China. but we should develop ourselves and become self sufficient.
The chip mustn't be better than amd or intel or even Apple's, because they have years of experience.
But at least we should start from somewhere.

Through chip making we can produce TV or electronic gadgets, creating jobs for youths. We Can even outsource from Qualcomm, mtk. I haven't seen any serious electronic company in Nigeria, or Africa as a whole.

smartty68:
Chip is not Chip

Karex81:

Take last year lockdown, for example. Did you know in America, oil companies where begging Americans to buy fuel.

So many barrels of fuel from Nigeria, where left sitting on the sea.

China had sense and bought most of them for dirt cheap, so the make huge profits, when everything returns back to normal.

Then imagine what will happen in 20-40 years time. look at coal value today, who still uses them?. That's how oil will be.

Depressed101:
are you a youth of the country? What are you waiting for before you make your own chip, abi nor be Nigerian get paystack?

Karex81:
I find it embarrassing and disappointing, that Africa as a continent have no interest in semiconductor or chip making business.

Chip making is difficult, but you can still design the architecture and contract tsmc, to manufacture the chip. Silicon chips are fundamentals of every electronics device.
This would have created enough jobs for youths in this country, we have engineers here roaming about the street, looking for job.

Note:
I didn't say we should compete with USA or China. but we should develop ourselves and become self sufficient.
The chip mustn't be better than amd or intel or even Apple's, because they have years of experience.
But at least we should start from somewhere.

Through chip making we can produce TV or electronic gadgets, creating jobs for youths. We Can even outsource from Qualcomm, mtk. I haven't seen any serious electronic company in Nigeria, or Africa as a whole.

thepoweruser:
Who ever said that manufacturing chipsets is an easy thing?
I sincerely appreciate the @OP's concern with this but one has to pull his/her head from the clouds.
First of all, chip manufacturing is nothing to see as a joke. Remember China's pride (Huawei) were banned from using US chip resources. China is investing heavily into companies like SMIC to produce chips on 14nm, which is regarded as semi-obsolescent. If China has difficulty in producing world-class SoCs, how will ordinary Nigeria be able to start?
Secondly, even Intel, (a.k.a. Chipzilla) is finding it difficult to produce 10nm in adequate quantities, and this is a company commonly regarded to have the most advanced foundaries on the planet, and with the support of the USA, to boot!
Third, so many of the things that make semiconductors so incredibly advanced are buried under the weight of patents. I mean, look at Qualcomm's activities. So, even if you wanted to copy, how the hell would you make it work?
Finally, let's assume that you managed to scale through these enormous obstacles, and then managed to get support from investors. How about support from Nigeria and Nigerians? Okay, I'll give you the people. Government, nko? Dem go give you regular electricity supply? Dem go give you favourable government policies and subsidies? Shey dem go helep you with fresh cooling water supplies? (If there is one thing that semiconductor foundaries need, it is fresh cooling water). Importing raw materials, too? Dem go make am easier?
And one more thing. So far, India has started development on their own chipset, based on RISC-V. Great milestone, but it won't garner much attention outside blog and media articles. And if you want to use contracts (you wanna go fabless?) please remember that TSMC has it's orders for 5nm crammed to the gills by Apple, and only them have developed cutting edge 3nm fabricators, and Apple sef don swallow all dose ones join. You won't even be able to afford their 14nm contracts even if Dangote and all of Nigeria's richest were supporting your ambitious venture. So you'd have to settle for, at best 24nm, which no one in 2021 gives two hoots about.
Think am.