News recap of events in the African ICT space during the final week of June 2012.

Angola

• Angolan govt opens national technological data centre {Telecompaper}
• Orange’s Music Streaming Service Deezer Enters Africa’s … {AllAfrica.com}

Benin

• Benin’s new academic social networking site Kgounna to raise US … {Human IPO}

Botswana

• Botswana watchdog tells operators to share infrastructure {Telecompaper}

Burkina Faso

• IPv6 expliqué aux opérateurs et aux fournisseurs d’accès et de services {Ecofin}
• Des tablettes pour remplacer les livres scolaires {Ecofin}

Cameroon

• Cameroon sets up special telecom fund {Telecompaper}

Congo

• Becoming an ICT hub for Central Africa {China Daily}

Egypt

• Expectations of greater internet use {Daily News Egypt}

Ethiopia

• Skype is not banned, Ethiopian Government Ethiopian Community … {ectv}
• Ethiopian-Assembled SmartPhone Set To Hit The Market In July {Ventures-Africa}

Ghana

• Jobberman soars in Ghana {BusinessDay}
• Google launches YouTube Ghanaian domain {Citifmonline}
• MEST Incubator Helps Software Entrepreneurs In Ghana {KillerStartups}

Kenya

• AccessKenya launches fibre to the premise solution for developers … {CIO}
• Kenya – Africa’s Silicon Valley? {SilkInvest}
• Research and Markets: Kenya Telecommunications Report Q3 2012 {SYS-CON Media}
• Kenya does away with tax on software imports, expects lessened … {Human IPO}

Liberia

• Cellcom Launches 4G Platform {Liberian Daily Observer}
• Liberia beats SA to 4G punch {IT News Africa}

Madagascar

• Madagascar launches online research network {SciDev.Net}

Malawi

• Malawi govt seeks private partners for fibre optic cable {Telecompaper}
• Airtel pledges to strengthen investment in Malawi {Telecompaper}

Mauritius

• Mauritian homes and offices ready for island-wide fibre network … {Human IPO}
• Orange Mauritius launches 4G LTE! {TheMediaGuru}

Namibia

• Namibia and Botswana inaugurate fast broadband cable {The New Age Online}
• Excellent and useful Namibian Websites {Sentient Web Design}

Nigeria

• The nitty-gritty of broadband revolution in Nigeria {Mobile World}
• Nigeria lacks input in core Internet growth’ {The Nation}
• DBI decries Nigeria’s low profile on Internet {The Guardian Nigeria}
• Airtel Nigeria fined for service quality {Business Today}

Senegal

• Le régulateur appelle les consommateurs à signaler tous les incidents {Ecofin}

Sierra Leone

• Airtel Money launches in Sierra Leone {Telecompaper}

Somalia

• Dahabshiil: Move aside Somali network operators, there’s a new … {SomalilandPress}

South Africa

• Johannesburg shows Africa is getting smarter about connectivity {IT News Africa}
• One million listings on bidorbuy {Mail & Guardian Online}
• Analysis: Politics cloud fate of South Africa’s Telkom {Chicago Tribune}
• RSAWEB launches local CDN {MyBroadband}

Sudan

• Internet blackout in Sudan? {OpenNet Initiative}
• Zain pushes for growth in Sudan {BiztechAfrica}
• Sudan: Netizens Verify Internet Blackout Rumours {Global Voices}

Tanzania

• Tanzania excels in ICT, says IT firm {The Citizen Daily}

Tunisia

• Tunisia to get e-government support {Baltic Times}
• TechGirls: Empowering Girls in the Middle East and North Africa … {AfricanBrains}
• Campaign for Safer Internet Use launches in Tunisia Internet Society {ISOC}

Uganda

• Meet Jogoo, the ICT Guru {AllAfrica.com}
• Twenty secondary schools to benefit from online tutorials {New Vision}
• Uganda Launches E-Govt Plan {AllAfrica.com}

West Africa

• Internet fibre project connecting Ghana, Togo, Burkina Faso completed {Ghana Business News}

Zambia

• Internet Speeds In Zambia Improving At A Very Slow Pace {Zamtech}
• MTN Zambia gets USD 65.8 mln loan facility to upgrade grid {Telecompaper}

Zimbabwe

• Facebook Grips Zimbabwean Youth {The Zimbabwe Mail}
• Zimbabwe’s TelOne owed over USD 200 mln by customers {Telecompaper}
• Zimbabwe: Utande Unveils New Broadband Service {Balancing Act}

General Africa

• Twitter and Facebook – African(nising) the right of women to the … {Bokamoso}
• The shifting broadband landscape in Africa {BusinessTech}
• Africa: Using Information and Communication Technology to Protect Citizens … {AllAfrica.com}
• Consumers prefer internet on cellphones {Business Day}
• Internet is the new playground for kids: Google {MyBroadband}
• Expert Tips Africa As ‘Next Best Thing’ in ICT {AllAfrica.com}
• ICANN Has Opened Up Opportunities for Everyone Including Africa {CircleID}
• The Internet is going mobile {ITWeb}
• The Democratic Impact of ICT in Africa {Africa Spectrum}
• CTO summit tackles broadband access in rural Africa {Computerworld Kenya}
• Broadband Access Must Expand to Include Poor {AllAfrica.com}
• Africa wrap: Kenya cracks down on cable thieves {TechCentral}
• Chrome Web Store reaches new countries, boasts new features for … {TechShout!}
• Pour des partenariats public-privé dans le secteur des télécoms {Ecofin}
• Important déficit de data centers en Afrique subsaharienne {Ecofin}
• Only 0.27% of the world’s top 1 million sites are hosted in Africa {Pingdom}
• Apple’s iTunes Store Activated in 32 Other Countries, Majority in Africa {TechMtaa}
• The $200 Nexus 7 Google Tablet is a Game-Changer for ICT Adoption in Africa {ICTworks}