Only between 20 and 30 percent of the population of the earth have access to the web. A short number of years ago, that would have sounded reasonable, but in the last few years the importance of the web for those of us in the developed world has skyrocketed. Our phones (those of us who can afford the clever ones) are connected, our televisions -if you are digital(?), even some people's cars. But most of the world can't get near it yet. Mobile telephony has had massive penetration in the developing world, so the web is next. Apparently the difference in utility between skinnyband and broad band is in kind, not just degree. Dial-up is unusable, even if you are a poor Ghanain farmer. Usability it seems matters even if you are poor.
So maybe the future for Africa is bright. Mobiles helped and the world is full of shagged computers, so there is nothing to stop africa getting going for nothing.
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