Photo: Anne Mignard, RFI
French media is fascinated by the burkinabé passion for mobile phones and text messages. France Info shared the information in its documentary on mobile phones in Burkina Faso. iCivil is mentioned as the solution to curb the ghost children problem in Africa.
LRead the article on Francetvinfo.fr (in French) or listen to the documentary here (in French):
"The mobile phone, operated by the midwife will flash the QR code and generate a birth registration. The form will specify the child's gender, name, surname and parents' references."