Information sharing and global communication that characterized this modern age has seen many people, especially the youth making use of social media platforms; most of which are owned by foreign tech companies.

As a continent, Africa has a lot of experts with the technical know-how to build some of these platforms but due to some reasons, many of these people hire or sell their expertise and creative ideas to foreign companies who end up owning these ideas with minimal recognition.

If you take a good look at the major leading social media platforms such as WhatsApp, Facebook, Instagram, Telegram and so on, which are thoroughly used by Africa youth today, all of them are owned by foreign companies.

However, the narrative has started changing as some Africans are beginning to venture into creating platforms owned by themselves; the news of a Sierra Leonean born young man creating a high-quality social networking application is enough prove that the tech revolution Africa is waiting for is gradually emerging.

A tech company named Techfrica, owned by Mr. Hassan Hafiz Bakarr-Kanu, a sierra Leonean has released a highly rated mobile application which is classified as one that could compete with top messaging apps developed by renowned tech giants.

Compared to WhatsApp again, supfrica allows you to forward messages to over 20 contacts at a go. The app equally operates at a cheaper rate as well. With Supfrica, one can make uninterrupted video and voice calls whilst using 2G, 3G, and 4G.

The application which was uniquely named to depict its African ownership was released on the Google Play Store on December 11, 2020, with over 10,000 downloads. So far, the application has received very good reviews on the play store confirming its efficiency.

What we have been calling for, thus, Africans creating their own platforms is finally here; The most we can do is to support and promote it. Mobile applications developed by these tech giants are what they are today because of our support base.

It's time we abandon what's app for the Satanist

Downloaded it already.

#VivaAfrica

Just another modified whatsApp

Edopesin:
Just another modified whatsApp

Support your own before another do.

edoairways:
Support your own before another do.

Isn't it a modified version of WhatsApp?

edoairways:
Support your own before another do.

I don't support plagiarism

Edopesin:


I don't support plagiarism

Top brands plagerized including Facebook and WhatsApp.

edoairways:

Top brands plagerized including Facebook and WhatsApp.

plagiarise who? Facebook currently has 1000 of the brightest developers on Earth on their payroll and you think they will be going about stealing people's ideas?

Edopesin:


plagiarise who? Facebook currently has 1000 of the brightest developers on Earth on their payroll and you think they will be going about stealing people's ideas?

Does not matter

.facebook copy twitter

Instagram copy Snapchat and Tiltok


Africa problem is usually Africa hating without reason
Why can't we support our own?

Edopesin:


plagiarise who? Facebook currently has 1000 of the brightest developers on Earth on their payroll and you think they will be going about stealing people's ideas?

Taking someone's idea is plagerism. WhatsApp copied telegram's and snapchats idea

primestreams:
Does not matter

.facebook copy twitter

Instagram copy Snapchat and Tiltok


Africa problem is usually Africa hating without reason
Why can't we support our own?

edoairways:

Taking someone's idea is plagerism. WhatsApp copied telegram's and snapchats idea

They copied features from the other they did not completely duplicate another's platform... This is not about Africa hating on Africa, what you guys are trying to guilt trip people to download is just another whatsapp albeit a colourful one

Edopesin:




They copied features from the other they did not completely duplicate another's platform... This is not about Africa hating on Africa, what you guys are trying to guilt trip people to download is just another whatsapp albeit a colourful one

Copying features is still plagerism hence it is not a new thing. Continue depending on the white for everything while China subdue your continent

Edopesin:




They copied features from the other they did not completely duplicate another's platform... This is not about Africa hating on Africa, what you guys are trying to guilt trip people to download is just another whatsapp albeit a colourful one

Ogami no one forced you

Edopesin:




They copied features from the other they did not completely duplicate another's platform... This is not about Africa hating on Africa, what you guys are trying to guilt trip people to download is just another whatsapp albeit a colourful one

We keep mocking china of copying


But today where are they now


No big company can't survive alone you technically steal some ideas to grow

edoairways:

Copying features is still plagerism hence it is not a new thing. Continue depending on the white for everything while China subdue your continent

flutterwave was designed by two Nigerians, while interswitch was designed by a graduate of Uniben, they all built their platforms from scratch and did not just change the color of an already made American platform and try to market it like this supafrica brethren is trying to do.

[img] https://techeconomy.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Supfrica-app-to-challenge-WhatsApp.png[/img]

primestreams:
We keep mocking china of copying


But today where are they now


No big company can't survive alone you technically steal some ideas to grow

he copy so tey he copy logo join

he still copied the arrangement of whatsapp functions

Chats Status Calls

he did not even say lemme change the arrangement let status come before chats or whatever he just dish am give us like that

Edopesin:


flutterwave was designed by two Nigerians, while interswitch was designed by a graduate of Uniben, they all built their platforms from scratch and did not just change the color of an already made American platform and try to market it like this supafrica brethren is trying to do.

[img] https://techeconomy.ng/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Supfrica-app-to-challenge-WhatsApp.png[/img]

2go was built by an African yet it died naturally because Africans love foreign products

edoairways:

2go was built by an African yet it died naturally because Africans love foreign products

2go died because it refused to evolve. I won't even talk about their lame go credits. You simply can't do anything reasonable without purchasing go credits. They prioritised monetization ahead of their users.

edoairways:

2go was built by an African yet it died naturally because Africans love foreign products

2go died because the developers ran out of ideas and people got bored, coupled with the fact that some features couldn't be accessed with paying.

You cannot say people didn't patronise 2go can you?

Edopesin:


he copy so tey he copy logo join

he still copied the arrangement of whatsapp functions

Chats Status Calls

he did not even say lemme change the arrangement let status come before chats or whatever he just dish am give us like that

We should try and support our own. All the great tech companies you see started their operation by building on the existing one you saw or they're being inspired by the existing ones. I respect your opinion though but kindly see through the arguments. Thank you

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Oya let's go FP

even telegram couldnt dethrone whatsapp. if any app will its signal

Edopesin:


plagiarise who? Facebook currently has 1000 of the brightest developers on Earth on their payroll and you think they will be going about stealing people's ideas?

Facebook copied MySpace

Abohboy:

Facebook copied MySpace

Copied what exactly?

edoairways:

Copying features is still plagerism hence it is not a new thing. Continue depending on the white for everything while China subdue your continent

it's literally a modded whatsapp that's using whatsapp server to pass information

If they can creat their own srver I'm pretty sure they won make it look like what'sapp and it'll probably be on the app store and play store

sunshineV:
even telegram couldnt dethrone whatsapp. if any app will its signal

yh it's nice,all they need to add is something like whatsapp status or instagram and snapchat story