Ugandan student makes a billion through Apps: He’s only 22 and already a billionaire - at least in Uganda where he lives. IT student Abdu Sekalala has made a fortune designing mobile phone Apps. His applications have rivalled some of the world’s most popular platforms in downloads.
He’s developed nine internationally recognised Apps. Wordbook is among the most successful. It earns him 1.25 dollars everytime it’s downloaded. So far that’s over 300,000 times - making him some 375,000 U.S. dollars.
Africa is the world’s fastest growing telecoms market and Abdu got his big break last year after taking a Nokia training course. The mobile phone giant now sells Abdu’s Apps in its specialist Ovi store.
