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This booming mobile adoption contrasts with the lack of access to basic infrastructure: the electrification rate is estimated at 32% of the overall population, and the access to improved water at 63% with only 15% having access to piped connections.<\/p>\n<p>View:\u00a0<a title=\"The Synergies Between Mobile, Energy and Water Access: Africa\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gsma.com\/solutions-and-impact\/connectivity-for-good\/mobile-for-development\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/MECS_Synergies-between-Mobile-Energy-and-Water-Access_Africa.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Synergies Between Mobile, Energy and Water Access: Africa report<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From growth to maturity, African mobile markets have an increasing impact on economies and populations. In 2013, more than one in three Africans had at least 1 mobile subscription1and GSM coverage was estimated to reach 76% of the African population (a total of more than 690 million persons). 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