Mobile phone usage explodes in Africa, spurring innovation

Name: Mobile phone usage explodes in Africa, spurring innovation
Uploaded: 2014-02-15T17:03:03Z
Duration: P546S
Description: A drive through Kenya’s bustling capital of Nairobi reveals a nation in love -- with the mobile phone. Across the African continent, improvements in mobile phone technology and greater access to the internet are spurring new innovations in the tech sector. Special correspondent Martin Seemungal reports from Kenya, the East African nation leading the trend.

Clip: 02/15/2014 | 9m 6s

A drive through Kenya’s bustling capital of Nairobi reveals a nation in love -- with the mobile phone. Across the African continent, improvements in mobile phone technology and greater access to the internet are spurring new innovations in the tech sector. Special correspondent Martin Seemungal reports from Kenya, the East African nation leading the trend.

Aired: 02/15/14

Rating: NR

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Mobile phone usage explodes in Africa, spurring innovation

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