Part two of this week’s African tech news round-up consists of 30 stories about how technology is changing Africa. The following articles focus on Africa at-large with a variety of national examples.

General Africa

• Facebook’s Internet Drive Welcome, but Lacking Detail {AllAfrica.com}
• CEO Weekends: Mobile Learning Growth Rate Highest in Africa, Report {TechMoran}
• Africa ‘leapfrogs’ to wider internet access {Al-Jazeera}
• Apps come long way since iStone Age in Africa {BDlive}
• Telecoms deals to benefit Africa {BDlive}
• Africa Lives wins Africa App Quest {Bizcommunity.com}
• Bill Gates-backed antenna startup teams up with satellite network company {Puget Sound Business Journal}
• M-government, learning still a challenge in Africa {BiztechAfrica}
• Motorola Solutions gets back into the African market {CFOworld}
• Electronic payments in Africa: Cash be cowed {The Economist}
• Alcatel-Lucent targets more partnerships across Africa {HumanIPO}
• MEA constitutes 7% of global app production {HumanIPO}
• ICANN looking to leverage African engagement {HumanIPO}
• Build around failure to increase internet access – Steve Song {HumanIPO}
• African governments fear ICT policy creation – dotAfrica {HumanIPO}
• Cybercrime to hit economies in Africa if unchecked {HumanIPO}
• Lack of transformation, cultural diversity keeps Africa back – Mxit {HumanIPO}
• Africa is Microsoft’s second biggest investment – Microsoft SA MD {IT News Africa}
• Africa’s cloud solution pundits urge market to ‘try it out’ {IT News Africa}
• Sub-Saharan Africa to accelerate mobile broadband rollout {IT News Africa}
• The African quandary {ITWeb}
• 3 Steps That Microsoft Needs Take To Win In Africa With Its Nokia Acquisition {Moses Kemibaro}
• African ministers agree on mobile broadband plan {News24}
• New domains get launch date {TechCentral}
• How Cell Phones Are Transforming Health Care in Africa {MIT Technology Review}
• Africa tech hub promotes tech innovation {The Next Silicon Valley}
• Africa’s mobile phone e-learning transformation {Times Higher Education}
• Airtel Earmarks $3.7 Billion For Network Expansion {Ventures Africa}
• Bank? What bank? Orange, Visa and the changing face of Africa’s mobile money {ZDNet}
• Nokia deal could help Microsoft curb Google threat in Africa {ZDNet}