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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.

Internet Snapshot: Equatorial Guinea
August 25, 2011 ♦ 2 Comments
Internet Snapshot: Equatorial Guinea

According to 2010 estimates, Equatorial Guinea generates a GDP of nearly $37,000 per capita – a sum 74 times greater than that found in Zimbabwe. Therefore, why does Equatorial Guinea, a nation with one of the highest GDP’s per capita in the world (and the highest in Africa) have some of the worst levels of Internet connectivity?

From the field: Bamenda, Cameroon
April 17, 2011 ♦ 3 Comments
From the field: Bamenda, Cameroon

A young man who works in a cyber cafe in Bamenda, Cameroon shares how Cameroonians are using the Internet. The news is promising!

Eritrea: Stifled by cyber-censorship
March 16, 2011 ♦ Comments Off on Eritrea: Stifled by cyber-censorship
Eritrea: Stifled by cyber-censorship

Eritrea again ranks in the 2nd tier on the Reporters Without Borders annual list of nations under surveillance. Perhaps EriTel can grow infrastructure even if censorship remains.

The simple Internet of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
January 24, 2011 ♦ One Comment
The simple Internet of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

The British overseas territories of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, although not per se African, are nonetheless geographically African.