*AFREE, A NEW BRAND OF MESSAGING APP LIKE WHATSAPP, TWITTER AND FACEBOOK WHICH IS SOLELY AFRICA HAS BEEN LAUNCHED IN NIGERIA*

Africa is not left out in the IT and Tech World as a new brand intended to be for Africans and represents everything Africa has been launched and pride to stay as it promises to compete with other social media messaging apps like whatsapp, Twitter and Facebook. The app is designed for Africans. According to the National coordinator of AFREE, THE Dr Joshua Orabiyi, AFREE is an acronym representing five major objectives of the application which are:

A: Assist: Main mission is to help people become more independent, free and educated.
F: Finance: Committed to improving the financial wellbeing of users.
R: Reward: Rewarding those who are committed to growth, learning and self-improvement, but lack the means to do so. E: Empower: Empowering people to freely express their opinions as long as it does not conflict with the law and ethical standards. E: Educate: Providing access to new knowledge, skills and careers.


The National coordinator said that, AFREE is unique from other social networks because of its focus on people's benefit. The application provides an independent platform for information and expression without the risk of censorship. All the necessary functions such as: watching videos, sending messages, making calls and advertising - are combined in one application.


AFREE was created to unite everyone in Africa on one platform, freeing them from total censorship and giving them a voice. We are also helping to improve lives, business development and learning, ultimately promoting unity, equality and prosperity on the continent.

Furthermore, he said,all user data is encrypted and stored on servers but for security reasons, further information will not be provided.

Dr Joshua Orabiyi said the creation of AFREE was a response to the total censorship of existing social networks and media, especially during the COVID-19 epidemic and they wanted to help people who want to learn, develop and create businesses, but do not have the opportunity to do so.

He said the rationale for the failure of many African social media networks is against the backdrop of their inability to provide real value. AFREE proposes to improve the financial situation of users by monetising within the app. Part of the advertising revenue will be used to support small and medium sized businesses within the app, and the AFREE coins received can be used for advertising campaigns and the purchase of training materials.

With regards to the subscribers, he said about 10 million users are targeted and plans are underway to have more.

After this launching in Nigeria, he said the next step will be to open offline stores in Nigeria to sell our own mobile phones and tablets that are specifically designed to work perfectly with the app. We are carefully selecting components to ensure that the devices are as compatible with the software as possible and are reasonably priced. Next, we plan to expand into other African countries and are currently in discussions with almost every country on the continent. The event was attended by other personalities such as: Mr. Otayemi Oluwaseun who represented the honorable commissioner for youths and social development.. Lagos State, Dr. Alakija Temitope, a senior lecturer of Statistics at Yaba College of Technology and Mr. Seun Dakota, media and publicity, AFREE Nigeria amongst others.

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