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Catholic Information Service for Africa (Nairobi)

13 May 2008
Posted to the web 13 May 2008

Cairo

Africa has been the fastest growing market worldwide in communication technology over the past three years, according to the head of the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU).

Speaking at the opening of a major trade fair for the African telecommunications industry in Cairo on Monday, Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of the ITU, said the African information and communication technologies industry “is an exciting place to be. Market liberalization continues and most countries have established regulatory bodies to ensure a fair, competitive and enabling environment.”

The trade fair, called “ITU Telecom Africa,” was inaugurated by Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak.

A report released at the event by the ITU said that growth in Africa’s mobile telephone sector had “defied all predictions.” Africa had 65 million new [continue reading]