Mobile Phones and Africa

An interesting investigation on Newsnight today of the impact of mobile phones on Africa (part of "Geek Week"). They are having a revolutionary effect, and helping to break down corruption as people are now less reliant on people in positions of authority. There's also the case of organised flash mobbing in Nairobi shanty towns to protect against eviction by bulldozer. What's more Africa is at the cutting edge of mobile payment technology, and large sums of money are now being routed into Kenya via mobile phone from relatives abroad.