Interview with Mo Ibrahim

From the Next Billion blog, here's an interview with Mo Ibrahim, founder of CelTel, which is now Zain (Zain has recently partnered with Western Union to make it easier to send remittances, pay bills via cellphone, and top off phone cards).

I'm especially interested in his observation that cellphones help promote democracy and openness -- something we've seen repeatedly in more closed socieities over the past several years.

Also good to read this quote from Mr. Ibrahim: "Any business has social value, otherwise it is unethical."

For more on Mr. Ibrahim's foundation and its prize for excellence in African governance and leadership go here.

- Karol