Mobile phones’ impact in Africa has been a hot topic of late, on NextBillion and around the blogosphere. The Washington Post recently got into the game with an excellent article, “In War-Torn Congo, Going Wireless to Reach Home,” that received front-page status in the well-read Sunday print edition (excerpts below). The folks at PSD Blog, meanwhile, alerted me to an online discussion starting today: How to Help Technology Help African Entrepreneurs? Check it out and post your comments.



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