Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nigeria : bidding for the big one in a land without mobiles -- The boy from Sudan makes good -- From corporate governance to political governance : Mo Ibrahim's foundation -- The talk business : how does it work? -- Starting out is hard to do -- Doing business in a war zone -- Steering clear of corruption -- Tanzania's TTCL : the deal that took five years to complete -- Snatching Kenya from under the nose of rivals -- Changing the shape of the problem -- Building an African brand : the impact of mobiles on Africa -- Raising the funds to fuel growth : cash is king -- Going to market : celtel sells out -- Meet the new owners -- Buying Nigeria's V-mobile : the billion dollar deal -- Luck or good judgement?.