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		vermontdevil on Feb 11, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Google Code-In winner whose Cameroon hometown is c... I also found the part about cutting off mobile for the English-speaking part of Cameroon to be scary. Esp when Africa relies on mobile for financial transactions and banking and now these people are stuck. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38895541

sangnoir on Feb 11, 2017 [–]

> Esp when Africa relies on mobile for financial transactions and banking and now these people are stuck.

"Africa" has no such mobile money reliance - you are probably thinking of Kenya. Africa is 54 countries and 1 billion people, your generalization is overbroad.

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