Mobile phone banking should be used to direct some of Africa's oil and mineral wealth straight to the population, reducing the role of corrupt governments and tackling poverty, according to a senior World Bank official.
The continent is riding a commodities boom driven by high minerals and oil prices and analysts expect the trend to continue. But graft and bad governance means revenues have been squandered and resource-rich countries have consistently failed to deliver basic services to their people.
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