We found a very insightful documentary made by the BBC about the Mobile phone industry in Africa-Tanzania.
The documentary gives an accurate account of the positive impact the industry is having our part of the world.
Some quick facts on mobile industry in Tanzania:

- Five mobile phone operators- Zantel-Vodacom-Celtel-Millicolm
- 6.5 million subscribers
-Accounted for 4.6% of Tanzanian GDP in 2006
-Accounted for an est. 180.000 of the Ttl labor force
- has a projected market growth growth of 109 % over the next 5 years

Considering purchase of Stocks ?
(VOD) on New York Stock Exchange & London stock exchange
(TKG) on Johannesburg Stock Exchange and NYSE
(MICC) on NASDAQ stock market
(MTC) on Kuwait Stock Exchange MTC is majority shareholder in Celtel

For more information on Tanzania see:

Tanzania Chamber of commerce

Tanzania Investment Center

Tanzania Confederation of industry

Bank of Tanzania