A day in the digital life of Africa
by Maeve Shearlaw from Technology | The Guardian on (#1NYPH)
From a Nigerian living in the shadow of Boko Haram to a 70-year-old farmer in Zimbabwe, technology is transforming what is possible in Africa
Africa is in the throes of a technological revolution, leapfrogging computers in favour of internet connections through mobile phones. A fifth of the continent now have access to a broadband connection, a figure predicted to triple in the next five years.
But how are phones and the internet changing the lives of ordinary Africans? And what barriers do people still come up against when trying to connect?