'afriqueconnect' Tag
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The samurai that doesn’t die
February 10, 2018People who know me well know that I am a bit of a stickler for unnecessary waste. It’s one of the character traits that helps me to consistently resist the temptation of upgrading my smartphone until the utility value surpasses the envy value (often to the bemusement of my friends). I fall on the end […]
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AfriqueConnect
May 22, 2008The transformative potential of mobile phones in developing countries remains largely anecdotal but well-documented. Take the case of Andwele, a 22 year-old vendor of cattle and livestock in the Kariakoo market in Des es Salaam, Tanzania. Last year he managed to afford to buy a mobile phone (price roughly equivalent to the cost of a […]