This paper empirically investigates the role of mobile technology adoption on inclusive growth in 15 West African countries with a view to ascertaining if the positive role of mobile technology adoption on human development as established in other regions holds in West Africa. It used data from...

Illiterate populations (e.g. 30% of Sub Saharan Africa and Asia) are marginalized with very little or no policies and practices in place to include them in disaster communication. Illiteracy is also representative of poverty. It satisfies its inclusion as an indicator of vulnerability to...