33 perspectives that give a sense of the nuance of Internet in Africa as of mid-2012.

• Airtel Q1 net falls 37%, shares tank {Livemint}
• African Innovator Magazine launched to tell the story of Africa’s technology rise {IT News Africa}
• The 10 Most Powerful Women In African Tech {Ventures Africa}
• An open, free Internet drives development {Daily News Egypt}
• Shaky Start To 2012 Disguises Google’s Progress In Africa {Ventures Africa}
• Africa? There’s an app for that {Wired.co.uk}
• How can ICTs support and protect children who migrate? « Wait … {Linda Raftree}
• Sky-high thinking for African internet {BBC News}
• What is Google’s game plan in Africa? {How we made it in Africa}
• Happy 21st birthday world wide web [Video] {Memeburn}
• Online gets dressed up {Gadget}
• Airtel implements e-learning for African employees {Developing Telecoms (press release)}
• ICT enables Africa to attract investment, speed up its renaissance … {Ethio Business Map}
• ITU, Nexpedience team up to boost African broadband / Initial base … {African Brains}
• Africans Dial Up Innovation {IEEE Spectrum}
• Facebook tops mobile web browsing in Africa (and other mobile … {TechZim}
• Tech Startups in Africa {Forbes}
• Technology opens the doors of Africa’s health sector {BBC News}
• Opera tops 200m active mobile users, up 50% from 2011; strong growth in Africa {The Next Web}
• Building apps for the local cloud {ITWeb}
• African journalists urged to use new media networks to counter Western media {Ghana News Agency}
• African women must use tech to change business {BBC News}
• World Bank: Mobile Key to Development {Daily Wireless}
• Google’s Gmail SMS for Africa, a case of coming too late with too little {Technology Zimbabwe}
• ICT enables Africa to attract investment, speed up {MFA.gov.et}
• African Union Urged To Confront Challenges In ICT {Bernama}
• DotConnectAfrica Clarifies Its .africa Bid at EAIGF {CircleID}
• Mobile broadband: Africa {Business Excellence Magazine}
• Connecting Africa {Business Excellence Magazine}
• Africa leapfrogging Western countries {ITWeb}
• Airtel Launchs Pan-African e-learning Program {New Business Ethiopia}
• Africa Wired {AllAfrica.com}
• Infographic #2 – Reinvent Africa {mHealthAfrica}
• Tech incubators spur creation of world-class companies {Business Daily Africa}
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