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Sub-Saharan Africa: Surge in Use of Mobile Phones

Written (Français) byAbdoulaye Bah
Translated (English) byDiana Rhudick
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Translation posted 6 May 2011 14 years ago

André-Michel Essoungou writes the following on the site reseautelecom.com: “According to the ITU [International Telecommunication Union], investments in the African mobile phone sector, the prime mover of information and communication technologies, went from US$8.1 billion in 2005 to nearly US$70 billion today. These technologies are about to become the driving force for African growth.”

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Written (Français) byAbdoulaye Bah
Translated (English) byDiana Rhudick

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