Japan plans to increase investments in Africa

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-Mobile internet use doubling year-on-year, with usage expected to increase 20 times in the next five years

-By 2017, 3G technology will outstrip 2G to become the region’s dominant form of mobile connection

-Ericsson predicts 930 million mobile subscriptions in Sub-Saharan Africa by the end of 2019, with 557m smartphone and 710m broadband subscriptions

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is to pledge more than $14bn (£8.5bn) in aid and trade deals, as he starts a week-long visit to Africa and the Middle East.

China and Japan are criticising each other's policies in Africa as each pledges more money for the continent.

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