First $150 laptops arrive in Africa
African countries will be among the first to roll out $150 laptops, after officials announced they would start receiving products from the OLPC (One Laptop Per Child) initiative.
Rwandan president Paul Kagame said last week that the government intends to provide the laptops to primary schools. The Rwandan government, through the Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science, Technology and Research will collaborate with the OLPC in rolling out the machines in schools.
"Rwanda wants to transform into a knowledge-based economy, hence the need to provide schools throughout the country with computers," Kagame said.
Libya, Nigeria, Egypt and Ethiopia, among other countries, are also expected to receive the machines this month.
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