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Academic publications shed light on Internet usage in rural Zambia
August 22, 2012 ♦ No Comment

Three recent academic publications analyze the Internet habits of 300 users in rural Macha, Zambia.

Internet updates from Burundi: 2013 to be a pivotal year
August 19, 2012 ♦ No Comment
Internet updates from Burundi: 2013 to be a pivotal year

July 2012′s East Africa Internet Governance Forum heard two presentations from Burundi: one recapping Burundi’s recent national IGF and another from the telecom regulator.

International bandwidth finally on the horizon for DR Congo
July 11, 2012 ♦ No Comment
International bandwidth finally on the horizon for DR Congo

Although there is plenty of ICT news coming out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo these past two months, most reporting revolves around the failure to capture access to the recently launched WACS fibre cable.

ICT future unclear for Guinea-Bissau
January 14, 2012 ♦ No Comment
ICT future unclear for Guinea-Bissau

The untimely death of Guinea-Bissau President Malam Bacai Sanha is not likely to bolster Internet development anytime soon.

City Profile: Conakry, Guinea
December 4, 2011 ♦ 3 Comments
City Profile: Conakry, Guinea

This is the seventh post in a series that intends to examine the ICT environment in metropolitan areas of Africa that receive relatively little publicity and lack ICT framework. These cities are often overshadowed by Cape Town, Johannesburg, Cairo, Nairobi, Accra, and Lagos but still have a bright future – …

Central African Republic: ‘La Facebookmania’ à La Centrafricaine
November 14, 2011 ♦ 3 Comments
Central African Republic: ‘La Facebookmania’ à La Centrafricaine

Technology is alive in parts of Centrafrique (ie. Bangui), but media coverage is limited. For one, politics trump all other topics.