Anonymous Coward User ID: 7111634 United States 06/23/2013 10:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How mobile phones are making cash obsolete in Africa How mobile phones are making cash obsolete in Africa [ link to www.theglobeandmail.com] "Somaliland, a region in northwestern Somalia that has broken away and declared independence from Mogadishu, has one of the world’s highest rates of digital transactions. Most transactions are on Zaad, a service of the biggest mobile-phone company, Telesom. A survey last year found that the average customer made 34 transactions per month – a higher rate than almost anywhere else in the world. “I don’t even carry money any more,” says Adan Abokor, a scholar and democracy activist in Somaliland. "..... |