This article – “Mobile telephony and the entrepreneur: An African perspective” – was originally written for the autumn edition of Microfinance Insights magazine. A copy of the original article is available as a PDF here Whenever the words “Africa” and “economic development” meet – which is often – it’s usually in the context of external, … Continue reading Mobile telephony and the entrepreneur
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The charging challenge and the entrepreneur
In “Mobile Telephony: Leveraging Strengths and Opportunities for Socio-Economic Transformation in Nigeria” (a book which I blogged about last year), Christiana Charles-Iyoha sheds some fascinating light on the barriers to mobile ownership among Nigerian market traders. Erratic power supply, and difficulty charging, came top with a staggering 87%. Users in many African countries – and … Continue reading The charging challenge and the entrepreneur