Mobile telephones changing lives in Africa
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="estimates">estimates</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="about">about</span> 650 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Sahara">Sahara</span> <span word="Desert">Desert</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="greater">greater</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="users">users</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>.</p><p><span word="Samia">Samia</span> <span word="Melhem">Melhem</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="technologies">technologies</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fastest">fastest</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="continent">continent</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Faster">Faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="TV">TV</span>, <span word="definitely">definitely</span> <span word="faster">faster</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="electricity">electricity</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hence">hence</span> <span word="communication">communication</span>. <span word="More">More</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="internet">internet</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="today">today</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Africa">Africa</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="sanitation">sanitation</span>. <span word="So">So</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="significant">significant</span> <span word="revolution">revolution</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="changing">changing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="landscape">landscape</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span>.”</p><p><span word="CNN">CNN</span> <span word="television">television</span> <span word="recently">recently</span> <span word="named">named</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="revolutionized">revolutionized</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phones">phones</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="include">include</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="activism">activism</span>, <span word="education">education</span>, <span word="entertainment">entertainment</span>, <span word="disaster">disaster</span> <span word="management">management</span>, <span word="agriculture">agriculture</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="banking">banking</span>. <span word="Reports">Reports</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="adults">adults</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Gabon">Gabon</span>, <span word="Kenya">Kenya</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Sudan">Sudan</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="money">money</span>. <span word="Rene">Rene</span> <span word="Mendy">Mendy</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="streets">streets</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Dakar">Dakar</span>, <span word="Senegal">Senegal</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="account">account</span>.</p><p><span word="Now">Now</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="phone">phone</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="Orange">Orange</span> <span word="Money">Money</span>. <span word="With">With</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="dollar">dollar</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="payments">payments</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="send">send</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="live">live</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="away">away</span>.</p><p><span word="Orange">Orange</span> <span word="Money">Money</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="serves">serves</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="million">million</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ten">ten</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Samia">Samia</span> <span word="Melham">Melham</span> <span word="notes">notes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="French">French</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="competition">competition</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="mobile">mobile</span> <span word="banking">banking</span> <span word="services">services</span>.</p>
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