This week’s African tech news round-up consists of 102 stories from 28 countries. We find an unusually high number of updates from Angola, Egypt, The Gambia, and Uganda.

Angola

• Angola Telecom launches services in Chongoroi {AngolaPress}
• Minister Considers Low Use of Information Technologies By Young Women {AllAfrica.com}
• Samsung delivers first Solar Powered Internet School in Angola {moonofthesouth.com}
• eGov reaches Angola’s Huila {BiztechAfrica}

Botswana

• Orange Botswana in partnerships for new MDGs {Mmegi Online}

Cameroon

• Cameroon Village Celebrates 2 Years of Internet Access {Voice of America}
• Le Cameroun prépare des points d’échanges Internet pour éliminer les relais occidentaux {Ecofin}

Cote D’Ivoire

• Délestron – the cartoon villain shining light on Ivory Coast’s blackout woes {The Guardian}
• 6 bonnes raisons pour lesquelles une jeune fille doit exercer dans les TIC {IGICI}

DR Congo

• How Internet and Mobile Help Journalists in the Democratic Republic of the Congo {OSF}
• Le lancement de la fibre optique à nouveau reporté {Ecofin}

East Africa

• Regional Rivalry Slows Internet Access {AllAfrica.com}

Egypt

• Girls in Tech Egypt is Launching Egypt Catalyst Conference … {DigibuzzME}
• Egypt’s National ICT Strategy Report {Wamda.com}
• A Look at Egypt’s ICT Sector: Growth, Strategy, and Impact on Startups {Wamda}
• Facebook, Twoo and Youtube most popular websites in Egypt {Daily News Egypt}
• Expanding technology infrastructure {Oxford Business Group}
• Intel et Etisalat Misr dévoilent leur premier smartphone {Ecofin}

Eritrea

• Google boss sees autocrats’ pushback against Internet {AFP}

Gabon

• Premier blog pour la promotion de l’internet et des nouveaux usages du web au Gabon {Hub241}
• Gabon Télécom casse ses prix sur tous les secteurs {Ecofin}

Gambia

• ICFJ completes online security training for Gambian media … {The Point}
• Internet communication restrictions flare up debate on … {Frontpage International}
• Jammeh regime reacts to ASN Skype, Viber ban story {American Street News}

Ghana

• Make Ghana’s ICT Policy Attractive To Investors {Ghana}
• Ericsson to broaden ICT connectivity to rural areas in Ghana {Ghana Business News}
• 93 per cent of Ghanaians aware of mobile money – Visa {HumanIPO}

Kenya

• Internet the conduit to a digital … {The Computer Society of Kenya}
• Samsung S4 to launch in Nairobi next week {The Star}
• Google Testing Replica of M-Pesa, Kenya’s Mobile Banking Solution {Bloomberg}
• Website exposes sleazy, corrupt and lazy Kenyan professors {TrustLaw (blog)}
• MTN builds own fibre cable in Kenya {Telecompaper}
• Caution amid euphoria over Kenya’s Konza Silicon Savannah {The Africa Report (blog)}
• 2,000 Secondary Schools Connected to ICT, Saus Education Permanent Secretary Godia {AllAfrica.com}
• Orange launches offer to boost internet usage {Capital FM Kenya}

Lesotho

• Celebrating the 50th country on Street View {Official Google Blog}

Libya

• Satellite Internet for Libya {Bentley Walker}

Madagascar

• Ntic : la deuxième édition du Café TIC {newsmada.com}
• A Madagascar, un nouveau centre dédié aux TIC {YouTube}

Mali

• Voice-based web access helps illiterate get online {New Scientist}
• Al Qaeda offshoot in Mali takes to Twitter to stay relevant {CTV News}

Morocco

• In Morocco, Internet May Lead Children to Books Says Publisher … {Publishing Perspectives}
• Les tarifs de l’internet Mobile 3G+ – Internet 3G+ Formule d’abonnement {Maroc Telecom}

Namibia

• Entrepreneurial Boost for Application Developers {AllAfrica.com}
• Free Browsing While Waiting {AllAfrica.com}

Nigeria

• Presidency Silent Over N6.2 Billion Internet … {AllAfrica.com}
• Nokia Unveils Website for Nigeria Customers {THISDAY Live}
• Top 5 Social Media Savvy Companies In Nigeria {Ventures Africa}
• No quick fix to Nigeria’s internet problems {News24 Nigeria}
• MainOne lists benefits of regional connectivity in broadband growth in Africa {The Guardian Nigeria}
• Ndukwe Says Broadband Expansion Fuels Economic Growth {AllAfrica.com}
• Google Trains Advertisers for Better Service Delivery {AllAfrica.com}
• Nigerian minister encourages girls to develop interest in ICT {HumanIPO}
• Nigeria kicks off MNP {TeleGeography}
• Globacom, Huawei ink USD750m network upgrade deal {TeleGeography}

North Africa

• How Social Media is Affecting the Arab World {Wamda}

Rwanda

• Doing Business Aided By Mobile Phone {AllAfrica.com}
• ICT Ministry Puts Girls in the Spotlight {AllAfrica.com}

Senegal

• ICT skills to take on gender digital divide {BiztechAfrica}
• L’ARTP connecte le campus universitaire de Dakar au Wifi {ITMag.sn}

Somalia

• Somaliland: It Is Time to View the Horn of Africa Afresh {Somaliland Sun}

South Africa

• LTE drive stalls over bad directions {Mail & Guardian Online}
• Digital boom hitting home for newspapers {Moneyweb.co.za}
• High-tech and lowlife: How extortion is hobbling broadband roll-out … {Mail & Guardian}
• LTE in South Africa: Construction issues outstrip technology considerations {IT News Africa}
• Mobile Internet: Easy source Access to Drugs among Teenagers {TopNews Arab Emirates}
• Lowest mobile broadband prices ever in South Africa {MyBroadband}
• Mobile Internet Survey reveals heavy usage, high expectations {IT News Africa}
• How the police force can turn social media to their advantage {The Media Online}

South Sudan

• Zain feels the heat in frontier market South Sudan {Al-Arabiya}

Tanzania

• Comprehensive ICT law in pipeline {Daily News}
• Liquid/KDN extends fibre service to Tanzania {HumanIPO}

Tunisia

• 12 Key Statistics on How Tunisians Use Social Media {Wamda}
• AFRINIC accompanies the Tunisian community {AFRINIC}
• Nude protests and political contradictions {openDemocracy}

Uganda

• Faweu Helps Bright ICT Girls {AllAfrica.com}
• Uganda Unveils US $200 Billion Vision 2040 {AllAfrica.com}
• State House, Govt Websites Outdated {AllAfrica.com}
• Twitter Wars – Where Is Uganda@? {AllAfrica.com}
• MTN Launches 4G/LTE in Uganda {PC Tech Magazine}
• Bharti agrees Warid takeover {TeleGeography}

Zambia

• Zambia ISPs, International bandwidth and internet penetration in 2004 and beyond {Zed Technology News}

Zimbabwe

• Hey Zimbabwean techies, do you freelance online? Should you? {Technology Zimbabwe}
• Broadband Forum Preview: How local content fuels broadband consumption {Technology Zimbabwe}
• Zimbabwe Mobile penetration booms, internet penetration now {Technomag.co.zw}
• Acer Africa launches e-learning classroom in Zimbabwe {IT News Africa}

General Africa

• Africa still lagging behind in harnessing ICT potential in agriculture {Myjoyonline.com}
• Five great African tech innovations {IT News Africa}
• #GirlsInICT Day Event Across Africa {tech360ng}
• Google Transparency Report Reveals More Government Snooping Than Ever {Huffington Post}
• Social networking and personal brands in Africa {IMM Institute}
• Meet the 10 startups that debuted at 88mph’s Demo Day {Ventureburn}
• ACE, Alcatel-Lucent to further strengthen broadband continuity in Africa {Bizcommunity.com}
• Where Did The Girls Go? Closing The Gender Gap With Girls In ICT Day {Huffington Post}
• IT revolutionizes Africa’s business sector {Deutsche Welle}
• More Than a Flight of Fancy: Investing in African Innovation {Huffington Post (blog)}
• Online education helps invaluable for students learning English in … {AfricanBrains}
• VMK, smartphones and tablets for Africa {The Africa Report}
• Using Technology to Save Lives At the Community Level {AllAfrica.com}
• Mapping Tool to Track Insecticide-Resistant Mosquitoes {Global Voices}
• Major players worryingly silent on Girls in ICT day {HumanIPO}
• Where is Africa on the Internet? {WIPO}