Ahmed Mohamud Yusuf, CEO of Hormuud, explains why, in Africa's battle against COVID-19, telecoms will prove to be an essential public service
We are already beginning to see Covid-19 take hold across vast swathes of Africa.
The ability to deliver accurate public health information to large populations as well as the ability to counter misinformation--has only been made possible by mobile networks.
We rely just as much on mobile networks to allow us to track and trace the spread of the pandemic, and even the consultation process with medical professionals will rest on mobile phone communication.
In fact, Somalia is one of the most connected populations on the continent, and most of the population owns a mobile.
What international bodies who hope to tackle the pandemic have to recognize is how fundamental mobile connectivity will be in wider Africa's battle against the Coronavirus.
