Just in Time Data

(c)Yasuyoshi Chiba

January
17

Protesters gathered in groups and attempted
to walk into the town centre; police fired live
shots and tear gas canisters to disperse them.
Three protesters were seriously injured and
January
one shot dead.
17

Protesters gathered in groups and attempted
to walk into the town centre; police fired live
shots and tear gas canisters to disperse them.
Three protesters were seriously injured and
January
one shot dead.
17
A 13-year old boy was laid to rest next to his uncle´s
house; the burial was attended by hundreds of
residents who wailed and lit up bonfires.

Protesters gathered in groups and attempted
to walk into the town centre; police fired live
shots and tear gas canisters to disperse them.
Three protesters were seriously injured and
January
one shot dead.
17
A 13-year old boy was laid to rest next to his uncle´s
house; the burial was attended by hundreds of
residents who wailed and lit up bonfires.
Police battled youths who set fire to
roadblocks; the police shot indiscriminately,
“targeting anyone on sight”; one man was
shot in the stomach as he stood in front of his
house.

Macro Level Drivers

280,700,000
30%

Subscribers in Africa (millions)
600
450
300
150
2002 2003 2004
2005 2006 0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
Africa Subscriber Growth

95%
prepaid

the
default
device

Rural

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Language and literacy
Community relationships
Rural

Urban

Better phones
More java (other) apps
Good connectivity
Urban

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healthcare
governance
education
infotainment
micro-commerce
finance
transport

mobile payment

Agricultural Markets

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africa
it will work
anywhere

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