Across the globe, the telecoms industry is being shaken up by the increasing priority mobile users are placing on data usage – buffered, of course, by the ongoing reign of the smartphone. But in Africa, where data coverage is patchy at best, local manufacturers are seeking out innovative solutions.

Enhancing the health of Africans, Mobilium Global has created an Android health app specifically for Africa. Called Smart Health, the free app encourages behavioural changing practices to reduce the transmission and infection rates of AIDS, Malaria, and Tuberculosis.

Smartphones are no longer just a means of communicating. They wake us up, get us from A to B and even help us find love. We’ve almost forgotten their original purpose. Text trumps voicecalls and apps trump SMS – it’s a good time to ask – what’s the future of the mobile phone?

Despite having one of the highest poverty levels in the world, sub-Saharan Africa is the world leader in mobile financing. Mobile money transferring services are available in 36 of 47 countries in Africa, with more active accounts than anywhere else in the world.