Wondering why? It may have something to do with the fact that mobile penetration in Africa is currently around 65%, it's the second biggest mobile market in the world and smartphones are outselling traditional computers four to one.
The Praekelt Foundation, a South African-based organisation which aims to use mobile to improve the lives of people living in poverty, has detailed the explosive growth of mobile in a new video.
...Mobile is gaining power internationally too: globally, mobile is responsible for 10% of internet traffic. But it's an even greater force in Africa: more than half of internet connections on the continent are exclusively on mobile.
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