Mobile telephony and the Internet reign supreme in the communications landscape in every corner of the globe, including Europe, Asia, Oceania, America and Africa. Today, Africa is the continent with the fastest-growing number of cell phone subscribers, and the fastest-growing number of Internet users. This development is causing major upheavals in African countries, while opening up new opportunities in the economic, political and social spheres. Since traditional means of communication such as roads, railroads, landline telephones and conventional postal services are poorly developed, especially in rural areas, the new information and communication technologies (NICTs) are responding to the great demand for being informed and keeping in touch with loved ones both inside and outside the country.