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12 Ways Mobile Phones Have Transformed Africa

12 Ways Mobile Phones Have Transformed Africa

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Burundians listen to the radio on their mobile phones, July 22, 2015. Photo: Phil Moore/Getty

Activism

With the infinite chances for better connection and communication, citizens have successfully pressured and stirred opposition against discontented regimes. This was clearly witnessed during the ArabĀ  spring of 2011 in north Africa. Mobile phones with social media application like twitter and Facebook have brought about openness and accountability in African governments and made it harder for corrupt officials to perpetrate their vices.