We were able to find 67 news stories representing 24+ African nations in one week. The progress described in these sources is simply outstanding!

Uganda

• Uganda internet boom spins cash for technology start-ups {Daily Monitor}
• Need answers? The Question Box helps people Google can’t reach {MercyCorps}

Kenya

• Founded just under 2 years ago, the *iHub_ – Nairobi’s Innovation Hub has grown tremendously to become the go to place for all things techie in East Africa:
  The iHub: A 2-year Infographic {iHub}
• Nation Unveils a Software Certification Program {Daily Nation via allAfrica}
• The mobile operating system is facing increasing competition in East Africa and its apps yield lower profits:
  Android is doomed to fail unless… {Daily Nation}
• The winners of the Deutsche Welle Blog Awards were announced Thursday. The prize “Best Weblog” was awarded to Ushahidi.com:
  Best weblog award goes to Internet platform from Kenya {DW}
• Cyber crime: A threat Kenya must not ignore {Business Daily}
• Government Plans to Connect All Counties {Nairobi Star via allAfrica}
• Revenue from mobile data services in Kenya continues to grow: study {Coastweek}
• Top Kenya Facebook pages {The Star}
• All set for Mobile Web East Africa 2012 {TechZim}
• Kenyans to Have Greater Say in Health care Services Through Online Platform {Africa Science News}
• Kenya army is on Twitter, but it’s not sharing much {The East African}

West Africa

• UN-Backed Report Warns of Dangers of Increasing Electronic Waste in West Africa {UN News Service via allAfrica}

Angola

• Infrasat to Revive Telecentres This Year {AngolaPress via allAfrica}

Nigeria

• NITDA to Provide Wide Internet Access to Varsity Students {The Moment via allAfrica}
• MTN To Disconnect Unregistered Data SIMs {Leadership}
• Etisalat expands services with prepaid data roaming {BusinessDay}
• Nokia Store targets 1m downloads per week from Nigeria {BusinessDay}
• Broadband: MainOne boss decries lack of backbone infrastructure {The Nation}

Ethiopia

• Nation’s First Electronics Mall Opens {Addis Fortune via allAfrica}

Benin

• Benin’s Internet speeds are back up:
  Benin Telecom SpeedTest {EtriLabs}
• Towards a sustainable ICT policy for Benin {eLearning Africa}

South Africa

• Rising digital connectivity had put both governments and corporates under close and “increasingly critical” scrutiny:
  Social media scrutinise firms, governments {BusinessReport}
• MXit on warpath to block American colonialism {MoneyWeb}
• The dangers of 4G fear mongering {MyBroadband}
• Press release touting Huawei’s achievements in South Africa:
  Leading the technology challenge in Africa {BusinessReport}
• Cool devices to heat up SA’s telecom market in 2012 {MyBroadband}
• A new internet provider arrives in South Africa {MoneyWeb}

Libya

• Social networking: An Emerging Venue for Libyan Healthcare Professionals {The Tripoli Post}

Tanzania

• Tanznia schools to get solar powered internet {East African Business Week}

Ghana

• Telecom operators in Ghana threaten to sue PURC, ECG for power outages {Ghana Business News}
• A focus on the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology:
  Ghana hatches start-ups with high hurdles {MarketWatch}
• Tigo scores highest on quality of service in Ghana {Joy Online}

South Sudan

• South Sudan, India Signs Pan African E-Network Project MoU {Oye! Times}

Liberia

• Liberia’s Emerging Entrepreneurs {Council on Foreign Relations}
• The Internet enables musical acts to gain followers:
  Liberian rappers eye big time with homegrown tunes {AFP}

Zimbabwe

• Estimating the number of Facebook users in Zimbabwe {TechZim}
• Econet’s new concept cyber cafe (pictures) {TechZim}

Mauritius

• Editable map of breadfruit trees in Mauritius {paepardmauritius}

Gabon

• Internet conditions were supposedly good at the Cup of Nations:
  The Media Express Satisfaction {Confederation of African Footbal via allAfrica}

Morocco

• Busted for Posting Caricatures of the King on Facebook {GlobalVoices Advocacy}

Sierra Leone

• Sierra Leone’s Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom visited Computers 4 Africa, a charity social enterprise that has provided over 40,000 computers to sixteen different countries in Sub-Saharan Africa:
  Computer jackpot for Sierra Leone {Sierra Express Media}
• The telecom operator has launched 3G in Sierra Leone:
  Airtel expands 3G footprint {BizTech Africa}

Ethiopia

• G|Ethiopia Organized by Google {Ethiopian Press Agency via 2Merkato}
• Ethiopian Telecom Earns 5.6 Billion Birr in Revenue {Ethiopian Press Agency via 2Merkato}

Namibia

• Namibian PM criticises regulator over MTC 4G licence delay {TelecomPaper}

Angola

• Portuguese telcos next target for China, Angola {Reuters Africa}

Tunisia

• Wikimedia in Tunisia {Wikimedia Foundation}
• Google to help Tunisian journalists pick up new skills {Journalism.co.uk}
• Politicians and Deputies Opt for Open Governance Through Social Media {GlobalVoices}

North Africa

• The Arab Digital Vanguard: How a Decade of Blogging Contributed to a Year of Revolution {Jillian C. York}

Algeria

• “Made in Algeria” tablets ready {Ansamed}

Burkina Faso

• Burkina Faso telecoms operators fined $5.4 million {Total Telecom}

Malawi

• Tech-Savvy Malawi University Students Develop Internet Search Engine {The Maravi Post}

Zambia

• Bring the Internet to 6000 People in Rural Zambia {GlobalGiving}

Gambia

• The Internet Society Gambia Chapter has been Chartered! {Foroyaa Online}

General Africa

• The February 2012 edition of Forbes Africa contains their list of Top 20 Start-ups in Africa:
  Forbes – Top 20 Startups in Africa {StartupAfrica}
• The article answers questions like ‘what makes a social network successful’ and ‘how can African social networks overcome unique challenges’:
  Battle of Social Networking and Online Communities in Africa {Afrinnovator}
• Digital mapping of African Tech Hubs, Innovation Hubs, and Hackerspaces:
  Hubs in Africa {CrowdMap via BongoHive}
• Why Google is not winning the war in Africa {MoneyWeb}
• Three ZubaBoxes, a solar-powered ICT hub fitted into a shipping container, will be deployed by Computer Aid International in Zambia, Zimbabwe and Nigeria:
  Tech firm supports ICT hub in Africa {Women in Technology}
• Africa’s internet usage: The lowdown {IT News Africa}
• Socialcast Brings Fast Answers To Far-Flung Nonprofit Workers {InformationWeek}
• Inveneo bringing broadband to developing countries {SFGate}
• The Future of mHealth: Mobile Phones Improve Care in Developing World {Mobiledia}
• The Role of Government in Promoting Tech Innovation in Africa {Afrinnovator}