Analyse empirique des antécédents de la pénétration de la téléphonie mobile en Afrique sub-saharienne

Spatio-temporal location of population: Strengthening the capacities of sudden hazards risk management in Goma, DRC

“…Lu et al [32,33] and Deville et al [34] have demonstrated that data collected by mobile phone network operators can be cost-effective in providing maps of the spatial and temporal distribution of the population. Indeed, mobile phones have a very high penetration rate in sub-Saharan Africa [35,36]. Analysing these data could help to locate the population and overcome many limitations of survey, census, and flow approaches.…”

“…However, the high overall penetration rate masks huge inter-and intra-regional disparities. Sawadogo and Ammi [36] present mobile network coverage, population size, population education, population welfare, communication network regulation, competitive intensity and electricity network coverage as potential factors explaining mobile penetration rates in sub-Saharan Africa. These factors could explain the intra-urban disparity.…”

Promoting access to indigenous information in Africa: Challenges and requirements

“…Some researchers point out that the principal barriers to technology adoption in Africa are neither macroeconomic ones nor aspects related to the telecommunications sector. Instead, they are related to consumer behaviour, in particular being able to access mobile top-ups in rural areas (Sawadogo and Ammi, 2018).…”