Type of Resource:
Book Chapter

Year of Publication:
2017

Indicators:
- Challenges
- Trends


Themes:
- Internet Access, Affordability And Use

Author(s): Maurice Mubila and Tito Yepes

The idea that Africa’s infrastructure gap is enormous and poses a threat to development has reached a consensus in the international development community and African governments alike. Less than 40% of the continent’s population has access to electricity, about a third of the rural population has access to roads and only 5% of agriculture is under irrigation. In terms of key social infrastructure, the situation is no better, with only 34% of the population having access to improved sanitation and a slightly better situation for clean water, with about 65% having access. The information and communications technology (ICT) sector is ...

URL
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1t88xmm?turn_away=true&Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=broadband&searchText=access&searchText=in&searchText=africa&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dbroadband%2Baccess%2Bin%2Bafrica%26amp%3Bed%3D2019%26amp%3BsearchType%3DfacetSearch%26amp%3Bsd%3D2013&ab_segments=0%2Fdefault-2%2Fcontrol&refreqid=search%3A9e9b42afb1c507d321b49ef1e29d1174

Region of Study:
Africa,

Country of Study:
Africa,

Study Quality
Medium