Egypt’s first smartphone maker plans expansion in Africa

A factory worker holds up a package of Sico mobile phone in Assuit, Egypt September 30, 2018. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany/Files

CAIRO: Egypt's first smartphone maker is looking to enter the broader African market by the end of 2018 or early 2019 as it seeks to boost exports, its sales director said.

Silicon Industries Corporation (SICO), which already exports to the Gulf, aims to start selling phones in Kenya, Morocco, the Democratic Republic of Congo, South Africa, Nigeria, Mozambique and Ghana, Sales Director Mahmoud Ali said.