Over the past five days, we’ve found 75 stories of how ICT is changing Africa. Notable posts come from an unusually high number of countries (34!). Of special interest are pieces on aid workers using SMS in Western Sahara, network outages during Sudan protests, and winners of the Pivot East 2013 competition.

Algeria

• 72% d’internautes en Algérie âgés entre 15 et 19 ans (étude 2013) {Algerie360.com}

Angola

• Angola wants to become Africa’s technological hub {AngolaPress}

Benin

• Forum sur la Gouvernance de l’Internet au Bénin (with tweets) {Storifiy}

Burkina Faso

• La troisième édition du #TweetUp226 prévue pour le 28 Juin 2013 {TechOfAfrica}

Burundi

• Burundi to get broadband connectivity in a month {HumanIPO}

Cameroon

• MTN Cameroon wraps up successful 21 Days of Y’ello Care {BiztechAfrica}

Chad

• Airtel-Tchad vient de lancer une offre internet plus performante à moindre coût {Tchadinfos.com}

Cote D’Ivoire

• Mobile Money delight for Ivory Coast poor {Biztech Africa}
• Des jeunes Ivoiriens en route pour la finale de l’Imagine Cup de Microsoft {Ecofin}
• Le site d’achats en ligne,Jumia, désormais disponible {TechMissus}

DR Congo

• Airtel Money making impact in DRC {IT News Africa}
• Using SMS to Strengthen Community Communications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo {Best Practice in ICT4D}

East Africa

• Pivot East 2013: The next evolution of technology will be organic {CIO.de}
• Challenges facing setting up of IXPs in East Africa {HumanIPO}
• Pivot East 2013 Winners {Pivot East}

Egypt

• Egypt’s TE Data vows continued internet service during upcoming demos {Ahram Online}

Eritrea

• Appraising Eritrea’s Social Media (Part II) Awate.com {Dr. Bereket Berhane Woldeab}

Ethiopia

• Ethiopia’s tech hopefuls {BBC News}
• Digital Shift for Commodity Exchange {AllAfrica.com}
• Ethio Telecom to retain monopoly for now {TeleGeography}

Ghana

• The Next Big Thing in Ghana Tech Space – iSpace Launched … {Cranchon.com}
• Ghanaian university calls for more online education {HumanIPO}
• MTN Ghana ends 21 Days of Y’ello Care {Biztech Africa}
• Laptops that run on the sun {Globe and Mail}
• Mobile payments meet challenges in Ghana {Mobile Commerce Press}

Kenya

• Firm launches new IT solution to link Kenyan artisans to US market {The Standard Digital News}
• Why Kenya is the Next Tech Capital: 2013 Sector Trends Online … {Slideshare}
• CCK highlights role of ICTs in growth {Biztech Africa}
• State Internet Surveillance Needs More Transparency {AllAfrica.com}
• Safaricom launches iCow application for farmers {HumanIPO}

Liberia

• A Journalist, a Blackboard, Some Chalk and Open … {Global Integrity}

Madagascar

• Web 2.0 Training in Madagascar to discover and to show the results … {Web2forDev.net}

Malawi

• Telecom operators lose ground in ‘Spy Machine’ fight {BiztechAfrica}

Mali

• Technologies au village: Afripedia installé à la Station de Recherche agronomique de Cinzana-Gare {Les informations depuis les villages maliens}

Mauritania

• From remote Mauritania, hacker fights for Islam worldwide {Reuters}

Morocco

• It’s not easy being the Amazon of Morocco {Wamda}
• Morocco to launch 4G services {Magharebia}

Mozambique

• mCel, Movitel sign universal service contracts {TeleGeography}

Namibia

• Wi-Fi Set to Elevate Business Connectivity On the Go {AllAfrica.com}

Nigeria

• Airtel fastest growing data operator in Nigeria {IT News Africa}
• Cyber-Security – Ndukwe Calls for Wide-Ranging Internet Laws {AllAfrica.com}
• Country Has Huge Potential for E-Commerce Growth – Okoli {AllAfrica.com}
• Office 365 Available in New Nine African Countries {AllAfrica.com}
• Phase3 Telecom to Expand Fibre Infrastructure to Rural Communities {AllAfrica.com}

Rwanda

• Govt Starts Cyber Safety Drive {AllAfrica.com}
• Innovating for a knowledge-based economy in Rwanda {ITU News}

Senegal

• Web Event Launches “Social Media Sessions” {Afrique IT News}
• A quelques heures de l’arrivée d’Obama la Twittosphère se déchaine ! {OSIRIS.sn}

South Africa

• SA ADSL subscribers using torrents being watched {MyBroadband}
• Post Office goes digital to build trust {IT News Africa}
• Fibre-to-the-home in SA: curb your enthusiasm {MyBroadband}
• Free Wikipedia for learners a pipedream? {ITWeb}
• Shocking stats about SA’s Internet quality {MyBroadband}
• Cheap smartphones will improve lives {Gadget}
• SA online shopping takes a step backwards {BusinessTech}
• As the world prays for Mandela, grandsons launch social network, Mandela.is for Mandela supporters around the world {CP-Africa}

Sudan

• Sudatel down for almost 8hrs … {Twitter / renesys}

Swaziland

• New Bills to take care of MTN/SPTC war {Swazi Observer}
• Technology parks offer better solutions, says king {Times Of Swaziland}

Tanzania

• Tanzania heavily investing in broadband backbone {HumanIPO}

Tunisia

• Hivos high level training on Internet Governance in Tunisia {Hivos}
• Ministerial Meeting Agrees On Comprehensive Partnership With Microsoft {AllAfrica.com}

Uganda

• MTN Uganda Nearly Doubles Mobile Internet Customer Base Over Past Year {Cellular-News}

West Africa

• Francophone Africa needs tech support {HumanIPO}

Western Sahara

• Aid Workers Turn to Text Messaging to Improve Food Aid Delivery to … {National Geographic}

Zambia

• Africa must collaborate on ICT frameworks – Zambian minister … {ITWeb}
• Critical website blocked for four days in Zambia {CPJ Press Freedom Online}

Zimbabwe

• IT Seminar to Demystify Code {AllAfrica.com}

General Africa

• African Professors Tout Investment in Technology {AllAfrica.com}
• Online film and music platform success in Africa {BusinessTech}
• African businesses must get social {ITWeb}
• Google’s plans to expand Internet access in Africa is ‘about the data’ {Deutsche Welle}
• Why Africa should look to the cloud {Ventureburn}
• 8 ways Africa outperforms America {Washington Post}
• Africa must digitise {ITWeb}
• Africa’s tech engines {This Is Africa}