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In this post we look at the state of the fast-growing mobile industry in Africa. This is the second post in our series on Africa's Web

Contrary to popular belief, Africa is not completely absent from the Internet. In fact, the continent at large is undergoing a connectivity revolution unlike anything it has ever seen. Mobile phones in particular are propagating at an incredible rate, with penetration ranging from 30% to 100%. The average is 30.4% and there are 280 million subscribers in total, making Africa the fastest growing mobile market in the world.

wahenga.net promotes awareness and advocacy on social transfer and social protection in southern Africa. Our aim is to increase understanding of social protection issues within six focus countries - Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

It's on radio broadcasting, but useful for interviewing skills and podcasters too