Forbes says this 25-year-old entrepreneur is Africa's Larry Page, here's why

Google is what it is today because it solved the biggest problem the early web had: inefficient search. The company came up with an algorithm that rated sites based on how many others linked to it. The rest is history.

Today, in another completely different setting, Ghanaian entrepreneur Raindolf Owusu is trying to solve the African continent's web problems. In Africa, expensive sub-par Internet service make users lose interest in standard browsers - something that doesn't bode well for internet penetration.

25-year old Owusu decided to solve this problem by creating the first browser - called Anansi - designed specifically to retain users through periods of slow connection. Anansi is named after a spider in African folklore.

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Anansi entertains users during poor connectivity periods via a built-in game and webcam. It is also the first product developed by Oasis Websoft, Owusu's five-year-old startup.

Speaking to ForbesAfrica, Owusu says he is also working on other unproven new businesses. Some of these include two medical apps: Dr. Diabetes, an information portal for diabetes; and Bisa, designed for patient-to-doctor messaging.

“We hope in a few years we can expand our operations in other parts of Africa,” Owusu told ForbesAfrica last year, “and build a digital hub where Africans can learn more about emerging disruptive technologies like 3D printers and drones, and how they can improve our lives.”

With these, he is trailing the path first trudged by Google co-founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin - creating additional value and solving an immediate need with a look to change the world.