Ivory Coast

• Major newspapers need to understand what copyright means in the digital age:
  Cote d’Ivoire: Uproar Over Unauthorized Press Use of Blogger’s Photos {GlobalVoices}

Kenya

• Mobile data subscription has been the main impetus for a 68 percent growth in Kenyan internet users from 3.2 to 5.4 million over a one year period:
  Kenya mobile data fuels internet growth {CapitalFM}
• Kenya’s Android market share stands at almost eight per cent of total mobile platforms in the country. App competitions promote a love of programming, but often do not generate much revenue:
  Mobile Apps market wars set in as demand goes up {Daily Nation}
• On integrating technology with theology, and the growing digital divide in urban versus rural areas:
  Crossing the Great Digital Divide {Daily Nation via allAfrica.com}
• Everyone – the community, teachers and parents – should work together in ensuring that children don’t misuse the mobile devices or computers:
  Don’t Panic, Mobile Phones Good for Kids After All {Nairobi Star via allAfrica.com}

Malawi

• The MTL fibre optic links comprise southern optic fibre ring, Northern optic fibre ring, Metropolitan rings in the major cities of Blantyre and Lilongwe and the International links through Mozambique and Tanzania:
  Malawi benefiting from fibre optic cables {The Daily Times}

Morocco

• The 187km cable will begin operations in March 2012 with an initial capacity of 80 Gbps. Links will eventually reach Mauritania, Mali, and Burkina Faso:
  Maroc Telecom launches Loukkos fibre optic cable to Spain {TelecomPaper}

Nigeria

• Nigerian universities are connecting to internet platforms to make their library materials easily available to researchers:
  The E-Library Bug {The News Africa}
• A nationalistic article touting Nigeria’s large market size, liberal telecom policy, and new fibre cables on the way:
  Internet Explosion: How Nigeria Is Leading Africa {Leadership}
• Highlights of 2011 include voting e-registration, NCC SIM card registration, mobile money policy, the creation of a committee to establish ICT incubation centers, and the launch of NigComSat-1R:
  Nigerian ICT sector in 2011, expectations for 2012 {Vanguard}

Sierra Leone

• The transcript of a speech delivered by the Deputy Minister of Information & Communications, to open a workshop on expectations management on the landing of the ACE cable:
  Fibre optic cable expectations {Sierra Express Media}
• Telecom laws to fully liberalize Sierra Leone’s international gateway could be introduced as soon as September 15, 2012:
  Sierra Leone set to deregulate international gateway {PC Advisor}

South Africa

• South African 3G speeds compare favorably with those in the United States, within error, based on two sources:
  Mobile broadband speeds: SA versus US {MyBroadband}

Tanzania

• Low penetration in Tanzania leaves plenty of room for growth over the next five years, but operators need to capitalize on the rural market potential:
  Rural market holds the key to growth in Tanzania {Developing Telecoms}

Uganda

• Streaming music by African for Africans – and for a broad audience, not just the top of the pyramid:
  Zikify – 5 Ugandans Bringing African Music Online {HumanIPO}

Zimbabwe

• Will 2012 be the year of true electronic payments in Zimbabwe?
  Mobile & web commerce in 2012, unlocking the value of connectivity {TechZim}
• Most popular searches were Facebook, Zimbabwe, news, The Herald, and Gmail:
  The Herald Tops Searches {The Herald via allAfrica.com}

General

• Extensive CNN article covering the history of the Main One cable and the challenges the project faces:
  Underwater cables bring faster internet to West Africa {CNN}
• Sub-Sahara Africa submarine capacity to exceed 20 terabits in 2012 {Lightwave}
• Consolidation to drive telecoms M&A in Africa {Creamer Media}
• Pay-as-you-go solar chargers are enabling rural areas to access the Internet:
  A Solar Solution for Africa’s Mobile Problem {Cisco}
• A plug computer can serve up to 60 clients at once (think “micro cloud”). The hardware will be released with the OLPX XO 3.0 later this year:
  Marvell’s Classroom 3.0 includes Armada-powered SMILE Plug Computer {engadget}
• Thoughts on OLPC-XO 3.0- Is it the right tablet for Schools in Africa? {Afrinnovator}
• Some Popular Android Devices in the African Market {Afrinnovator}