Report
The dramatic growth in mobile phone use in Africa is a big news story. Africa today has the fastest annual growth rate in mobile subscriptions (65% compared to the world’s 33% and Europe’s 35%). But do these figures mean that Africa has truly joined the Information Age? A Panos report, “Completing the Revolution”, shows that behind the headlines another story is unfolding – a growing ‘communication gap’ between urban and rural Africans, with serious implications for development. This document is a summary of the 2004 report.