Ericsson and MTN claim African 5G first

Ericsson has teamed up with operator MTN to undertake what they claim is the first 5G technology and applications trial in Africa.
The main aim seems to be to find useful things to do with 5G in a continent where many countries would be grateful for a decent level of 4G penetration. This project has been in the pipeline for some time, with the two companies even going so far as to demonstrate their mutual commitment via the signing of an MoU at AfricaCom 2017.
Of course it wouldn’t be a 5G