Attracting outside investment and unlocking potential | Alieuh Conteh

The founder of Vodafone, Alieuh Conteh established a mobile phone service in a war-torn Congo. He discusses how building infrastructure attracts outside investment and improves telecommunications. Listen in as Alieuh shifts the global perspective of Congo from a country with deep scars from years of turmoil to a nation with limitless potential.
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Filmed at TEDGlobal 2007.
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