The Central African Republic, D.R. Congo and South Sudan suffer from unstable governance and rank 3rd, 7th and 1st in the world in their fragility.22 However, a lack of competition and fragility is not necessarily a guarantee of the worst performance. Somalia is ranked 2nd for fragility and Ethiopia has no competition but they both have mobile subscriptions penetration of over 50. In these cases, other factors have helped to offset the liabilities. Somalia has a vibrant and competitive mobile sector and in Ethiopia, the government has invested a notable amount of resources into telecommunications.