Baidu, China’s biggest internet search engine, has signed a deal with France’s Orange to appear on the homescreen of the mobile giant’s telephones across Africa.
It is believed to be the biggest foray into mobile phones by a Chinese web company outside its home country.
Meanwhile, Orange said that demand for Android smartphones has doubled in Egypt during the past six months.
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