Mobile phones in Africa: short Economist article on TradeNet, a "simple sort of eBay for agricultural products"

Source: International Telecommunications Union

Africa's surge in mobile phone use (above), which runs hand-in-hand with rapid increases in the  proportion of the population with network coverage, may unleash a dotcom style boost in business energy, of which TradeNet is one potential example, reports the Economist.

Source: TradeNet web site