57 stories from 21+ countries to start off April 2012. Some include: Angolan social media powers protests, combating web censorship in Djibouti, Google in Egypt, Ethiopia’s digital summit, Morocco Internet woes, all sorts of progress in Rwanda, and articles on the role of government and the African Internet.

Algeria

• Algeria to provide 3G license once Djezzy issue settled: {China.org.cn}

Angola

• Angolan rights activists say young protesters lead pro-democracy push using …: {Washington Post}

Botswana

• e-Legislation to reduce bottlenecks: {BiztechAfrica}

Cote d’Ivoire

• Microsoft head speaks about IT in west and central Africa: {How We Made It In Africa}

Djibouti

• Djibouti – Reporters Without Borders: {RSF}

Egypt

• Egyptian Entrepreneurs Hope Technology, Google Funding, Will Spur Economy: {VOA News}

Ethiopia

• Ethiopia’s Oromo diaspora uses Web to dissent, debate in absence of press freedom: {Washington Post Blog}
• Ethiopia called to boost ICT at digital summit: {Capital Ethiopia}

Gabon

• 3G licences and more international fibre bandwidth set to boost Gabon’s …: {Developing Telecoms}

Kenya

• Kenya Technology, Innovation & Startup Report 2012: A Preview …: {Afrinnovator}
• Time to invest in young techpreneurs: {Business Daily}
• World Bank backs Kenya web innovators with Sh4bn: {Business Daily}
• Nation Gets Four Billion Funding for ICT Growth: {Capital FM via allAfrica}
• Helping serve the Developer and Academic communities in Kenya: {Google Africa}

Liberia

• Liberia: One Million Subscribers for Lonestar MTN: {The Informer via allAfrica}

Libya

• International telcos eye Libya as elections near: {BusinessLive}

Malawi

• Huawei donates K7m ICT equipment to govt: {Face of Malawi}

Morocco

• Vivendi’s Maroc Telecom Cripples Morocco’s Internet: {Maroc Press}

Namibia

• Tech-neutral licences issued; MTC enters 4G negotiations with city council: {TeleGeography}

Nigeria

• Nigeria ranks low in global information …: {BusinessDay}
• Nigeria: 300 youths gets ICT training scholarship in Ogun: {Bikya Masr}
• Internet Plans N1m Reward For Job Initiative Winners: {The Tide}
• Stakeholders Seek Harmonisation of ICT Events: {ThisDay}

Rwanda

• Rwanda: MTN Inaugurates ‘Ict School Project’ in Rusumo: {Rwanda Focus via allAfrica}
• Rwanda High Speed Internet Exists but Is Inaccessible: {Rwanda Focus via allAfrica}
• Rwanda hires Tanzanian telecom giant for additional bandwidth: {The East African}
• Subscribers Win as Local Telecom Wars Loom: {The New Times via allAfrica}
• Accelerating Broadband Access: {The New Times via allAfrica}

South Africa

• South Africa: Rethinking Offline Social Networks in …: {Biz-Community via allAfrica}
• Broadband battle: SA versus Hong Kong: {MyBroadband}
• Stellenbosch logs on as tech capital of Africa: {Daily Maverick}
• Lack of a website can mean no business: {Engineering News}
• S. Africans catching onto online banking: {IOL}
• South Africa’s network readiness index below par: {MyBroadband}
• Email is king in SA, but social media close behind: {The Media Online}

Tunisia

• Tunisians jailed for Facebook cartoons of Prophet: {Reuters}

Uganda

• Orange Uganda grants free access to Wikipedia: {IT News Africa}
• Inveneo Awarded the Internet Now! Project in Uganda: {Inveneo}
• Virtual Vulnerability: {The Independent via allAfrica}

Zambia

• Boost ICT investment, Africa urged: {Times of Zambia}
• Zambian government intensifies crackdown on Internet users: {Zambian Watchdog}

Zimbabwe

• Colleges central to eLearning thrust: {New Zimbabwe}
• The role of government in fostering an active tech startup ecosystem: {TechZim}

General Africa

• Wireless Intelligence: Dashboard, Africa 2012: {Wireless Intelligence}
• Welcome to the Future: A world of big data, voice without revenue and shared infrastructure for Over-The-Top services: {Balancing Act}
• A New Silicon Valley? Tech Hubs Spring Up In Africa: {Co.Exist}
• Africa: Ten years on since eTN debut: {eTurboNews}
• How the Web affects brands: {The Botswana Gazette}
• Creating a Sustainable Workforce for Africa’s Growing Telecommunications Industry: {Developing Telecoms}
• African governments get behind bid to administer Africa’s domain …: {Ethiosun}
• Google Africa Getting people online…: {G+}
• There is hope for Africa’s internet progress: {memeburn}
• Internet use promotes democracy best in countries that are already partially free: {Phys.org}
• Ministers Reaffirm Science, Technology and Innovation Commitments: {SciDev via allAfrica}
• Google makes Africa internet usage research results available: {TechZim}
• Africa Sci-Tech Forum Calls for Less Talk, More Development: {VOA News}
• La fibre optique est en passe de transformer la donne en Afrique: {Réseau Télécom via Direct.cd}