Due to the number of news stories this week, we’ve split the news post into two sections. Below is a recap of 31 headlines that spoke to more general African technology progress. That is, these stories each cover more than one country or themes apply to most regions of Africa.

General Africa

• Twitter hack exposes Africa’s cyber weaknesses {The New Age Online}
• Why winning in African tech is a patience game {Bizcommunity.com}
• Innovation drives mobile use in Africa {Warc}
• Building a tech-focused continent: 9 of Africa’s innovation hubs … {iMentors}
• Mobile phones as medical lifesavers in Africa {DW}
• 10 Power Women in Africa to Follow on Twitter {Black Enterprise}
• Deepening broadband penetration across Africa {BusinessDay}
• Africa focused on a connected future {ITWeb}
• 7% of online transactions in Africa are fraudulent {InternetRetailer.com}
• Are telcos in Africa really making a profit? {Total Telecom}
• Next 1bn users central to the future of the global mobile economy (infographic) {Siliconrepublic.com}
• Africa Is More Stable than You’ve Been Led to Think {blogs.hbr.org}
• Forest Whitaker’s Non-Profit Thinks Tech Will Bring Peace to Africa {Mashable}
• Falling costs propel broadband – but Africa lags {Gadget}
• 3 African Countries Where Social Media is Making Headlines {PolicyMic}
• Intel, iHub target mobile app development in Africa {IT News Africa}
• Broadband Access Can Help Bridge Educational Divides, Empower … {AllAfrica.com}
• Why tech innovators are Africa’s future {CNN International}
• Exclusive: Airtel bets big on Wi-Fi across Africa as it looks for 3G substitutes {GigaOM}
• Are African Female Techpreneurs Lagging Behind? {Huffington Post (blog)}
• Improving Internet access in emerging markets {Google Africa Blog}
• Le comportement des Africains sur les réseaux sociaux #smwAfricarise {Entrepreneur State Of Mind}
• Partnership to deliver social media, email via USSD {BiztechAfrica}
• Lenovo seeks more say in Africa and Middle East {HumanIPO}
• Call For Candidates: Internet Security Trainings For Gulf of Guinea Journalists and Activists {ISF}
• Big Data: African service providers must act now {IT News Africa}
• Infographic: How Africa has changed since 2005 {ONE}
• Why High Speed Internet in Africa is Crucial for Efficiency on the Farm {TechPost}
• Why translation of open source software into local languages has failed {Techzim}
• Reporters sans frontières {YouTube}
• Africa travel app contest opens {Gadget}