Over the past two weeks we’ve found 100 ICT updates from 31+ African nations. Below is a recap of the headlines sorted by country. Key events include Kenya’s presidential election, Egypt & Tunisia’s response to online videos, and a slew of stories from Nigeria. We’ve undoubtedly missed other important articles/posts so please share any additional news you have come across!

Algeria

• DZBlogDay 2013, The Wall {Rizeway}

Angola

• Kallun: A Platform of Angolan Slang · Global Voices {Global Voices}

Botswana

• Internet use on the rise in Botswana {BuddeBlog}

Cameroon

• La difficile connexion de l’université de Douala à internet {Cameroon-Info}

Cape Verde

• Cape Verde and China: Win-win cooperation {China Daily}

Central African Republic

• Orange Central Africa deploys 3G+ services in Bangui {Telecompaper}

Djibouti

• Djibouti Data Center (DDC) Launches Tier 3 level Data Center … {DigitalJournal.com}
• Législatives 2013 – Les élections législatives à Djibouti ne se jouent pas sur Internet {Djibnet}

East Africa

• East Africa: Alcatel to Spend U.S.$35 Million On East African Expansion {AllAfrica.com}
• Pivot East 2013 Launched {Pivot East}

Egypt

• Egyptian and German artists correspond through digital installations {Ahram Online}
• After a shaky shoot, Egypt’s ‘Harlem’ vid goes down a storm online {Al-Bawaba}

Ethiopia

• Ethiopia and Kenya Doing it my way {The Economist}
• Addis to Host Innovation Africa Summit {AllAfrica.com}

Gabon

• Internet Gabon Telecom, Congo rail co sign Vsat deal {Telecompaper}

Gambia

• Journalists Under Pressure in the Gambia Turn to Blogs {Global Voices}

Ghana

• Hope City Project is Ghana’s Answer to the ICT Revolution in Africa {Day News}
• Explore online marketing – Haruna Iddrisu advises MSMEs {GhanaWeb}
• Ghana Telecoms: High cost and poor quality test mobile phone users’ patience {The Africa Report}
• National Web-Based Gallery Launched {Ghana}
• Is Ghana ready for on-line marketing of music now? {GhanaWeb}
• IFF2013: The Internet in Africa – What’s at Stake? {Mac-Jordan}

Guinea

• des gérants de télé-centres mécontents du service E-Recharge d’Orange {Ecofin}

Kenya

• Technology Shapes Kenyan Elections {Wall Street Journal}
• Kenya elections : a tech look (with images, tweets) · juliamcw · Storify {Storify}
• Kenya’s tech savvy election media campaigns {YouTube}
• Kenyan viewpoint: Too busy tweeting to vote? {BBC News}
• Can mobiles help stop Kenya election violence? {CNN.com}
• Two Kenyan tech startups invited to SXSW event in the US {Capital FM Kenya}
• Ushahidi Receives Ksh. 64.575 Million Macarthur Award {AllAfrica.com}
• Safaricom is not the problem, app developers are {HumanIPO}
• Documentary on social media use in Kenya to be released {HumanIPO}
• Online company registration website now live in Kenya {HumanIPO}
• #KenyaDecides – Best Places to Get Ke Election Visuals {iHub}
• Bringing Design Thinking to Nairobi {Stanford University}

Liberia

• Challenges and Benefits of iLab & Ministry of Commerce Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) ICT training {iLab Liberia}
• iLab Liberia amongst those to be awarded by Google in RISE Awards 2013 {HumanIPO}

Libya

• Libya Seeks PR Support For Communications Liberalisation {Holmes Report}

Madagascar

• la fibre optique créatrice d’emplois {RFI}

Mali

• Mali Music Culture Defined By The Cell Phone {WBUR}

Morocco

• Maroc Telecom grows domestic mobile users 4.3% to 17.86 mln {Telecompaper}
• Inwi eyes LTE, unbundled DSL launches {TeleGeography}

Mozambique

• mCel and Opera bring better mobile web to … {4-traders}

Nigeria

• ICT Will Boost GDP by 15% in 2 Years, Says NCC {THISDAY Live}
• Nigeria: Internet Providers Reject Planned 2.3 Ghz … {AllAfrica.com}
• Zinox group computerises 65% of tertiary institutions in Nigeria {BusinessDay}
• Social Media Week: Are We Building Up Africa Online or Tearing It … {The Pace Setters}
• Rising Voices Microgrants 2013 » Nigeria: Internet Sensitization for … {RisingVoices}
• Internet Addiction Endangers Life {AllAfrica.com}
• Nigeria records 2nd highest Youtube figures in Sub Saharan Africa in 2012 {THISDAY Live}
• E-Commerce as Next Driver of Nigeria’s Economic Growth {THISDAY Live}
• Nigeria struggles as african countries deploy LTE Networks {Afrique en Ligue}
• 5 Nigerian Sectors To Witness Tech Development In 2013 {Ventures Africa}
• People, Power And Goal-Oriented Social Media In Nigeria {Ventures Africa}
• Nigerian Volunteers Google Map their Capital, Despite Some Local … {TechPresident}
• Goodbye to Ikeja Computer Village {AllAfrica.com}
• ICT Stakeholders Lead Support for West Africa E-Learning Initiative {AllAfrica.com}
• Computer Firm Moves to Tackle Unemployment {AllAfrica.com}
• Telecoms – Stimulating Economic Activities in Other Sectors {AllAfrica.com}
• Using Smartphones to Enhance Quality of Teaching {AllAfrica.com}
• Govt Must Subsidize Computers for Students {AllAfrica.com}
• Nigerian NGOs are not getting funds online because of credibility issues – Segun Awoyinfa {HumanIPO}
• Nigeria’s government websites to be standardised in March {HumanIPO}
• Nigeria using social media for disaster management – NEMA {HumanIPO}

North Africa

• Harlem Shake’ Protests in Tunisia and Egypt {NYTimes.com Blogs}

Rwanda

• kLab – Tips to Rwandan Tech Startups by a Venture Capitalist {}
• Rwanda: Leveraging Technology to Enhance Literacy {AllAfrica.com}
• kLab adds to Rwanda’s tech drive {ITWeb}
• Kigali: Local residents to access TV, Computer and Internet easily – Ministry of Youth and Information and Communication Technology (MYICT) {MYICT.gov.rw}
• National fibre backbone progress ongoing {TeleGeography}

Senegal

• l’Artp et la Sonatel veulent collaborer pour développer les TIC {Ecofin}

Sierra Leone

• Sierra Leone’s costly step into the brave new world of faster internet … {Sierra Leone Telegraph}
• Exclusive Interview: Sierra Leone Airtel customers will access ACE fibre in March {Swit Salone}
• Information Minister Speaks on Sierra Leone’s Emerging Broadband Infrastructure {Patriotic Vanguard}

South Africa

• The 4G LTE network curse: SA operators respond {MyBroadband}
• South African networks in pre-paid price war {HumanIPO}
• Will SA mobile operators fall to the LTE curse? {BusinessTech}
• Industry Giant Developing South African Mobile Marketing Capability {Mobile Marketing Watch}
• All citizens have a right to be online {Independent Online}
• Where your ‘broadband taxes’ are going {Moneyweb.co.za}
• Praekelt Foundation launches innovation hub — Jozihub {ventureburn}
• Free State website the most expensive in South Africa {HumanIPO}
• Gauteng to spend US$1.8 million on broadband network {HumanIPO}
• Telkom plans 40Mbps product after successful trial {TeleGeography}

Swaziland

• Social Media Sites Promote Freedom {AllAfrica.com}

Tanzania

• Tanzania: Ericsson Donates Computers to Kagera School {AllAfrica.com}
• TCRA: change in counting methodology prompts fall in mobile base for end-September {TeleGeography}

Togo

• République Togolaise – Saine émulation {Republique Togolaise}

Tunisia

• Salafists fail to stop ‘Harlem Shake’ in Tunisia {Ahram Online}
• Tunisia student "Harlem Shake" fun angers minister {Middle East Online}
• Tunisia Embraces Internet Freedom {SMEX}
• Conférence ce matin sur ‘’La violence sur Internet’’ {Tunivisions}

Uganda

• Mentoring Rising Tech Talent in Uganda’s Capital {Core77.com}
• Orange Uganda launches Luganda OS {HumanIPO}

Zimbabwe

• Zimbabwe-Plotics: E-Government way to improve service delivery {Afrique en Ligue}
• Internet service kiosks necessary in southern Africa {The Zimbabwe Standard}
• CultureShift Zimbabwe Ideation – day 1 {Technology Zimbabwe}
• Internet Zimbabwe: Internet banking popular {Afrique en Ligue}
• Culture Shift Zimbabwe, Ideation and Creativity in Progress {TechnoMag}
• Chamisa donates PCs to Harare school {BiztechAfrica}