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Internet Availability Crucial in Rural Africa

This article discusses the need for higher internet access in Africa, especially in more rural areas. The article points out that Africa accounts for 15.3% of the world’s population, but only around 7% of the world’s internet subscribers. The article then proposes that satellite internet may be the answer to these issues, and then gives a background of satellite internet and its possibilities, which not only include higher access to internet but also aiding education and increasing literacy rates.

Article link: http://africanbrains.net/2013/09/30/internet-availability-crucial-rural-africa/