“Globally, the number of people in absolute poverty has been in decline for about twenty five years, yet in Africa it is still increasing” (1). In the articles “Can You Hear Us Now,” by Frank Bures and “Key Economic Benefits of Mobile Technology in Africa,” illustrates how technology can be used to reduce poverty in Africa. In discussions of poverty in Africa, one widespread topic has been the use of technology and connectivity provided by mobile phone technology, and how it supports economic development in need. When it comes to the topic of improving the lives of the people who face hard challenges regularly by poverty, the impact of technology has increased significantly over the years. “Technology is helping people of limited means gain a degree of control over their situations,” says Bures. The use of wireless communications has significantly increased, for example; Bures celebrates the fact that “there are now 415 million mobile subscribers in Africa,” (193) and also emphasizes that the use of cell phones have increased development with big business potentials, and new financial prospects. Mobile phones are also presenting that in seeking work in Africa, “24% of people said they had made or received a call about an employment, business or training opportunity” (1). These articles speaking to the developing nations under the poverty-stricken culture and also to the Americans, trying to enlighten us about how the different nations can benefit in similar and different ways. Cellular phones can either add to the productivity boost or it can distract people from what’s really going on in front of them. As Americans we often take for granted that our lights come on with a switch, and we have credit built up on a plastic card. Africa, a continent endowed with immense natural and human resources as well as great cultural, ecological and economic diversity, remains underdeveloped. Most African nations suffer f