Over the past week, we’ve found 77 stories of how mobile, internet, and technology in general are changing lives in 21+ African nations.

Algeria

• Algerians get hyped for 3G {Your Middle East}
• Le 1er TechCamp arrive {Afrique IT News}

Angola

• Development of Technologies Depends On Staff Training {AllAfrica.com}

Botswana

• Abu Dhabi, Botswana ink ICT agreement {IT News Africa}

Chad

• Chad in search of partners to develop fiber optic network {Globaltimes.cn}

East Africa

• Data traffic the next big thing, says LGR Telecom {BiztechAfrica}

Egypt

• Egyptians’ annual cell phone bill: $5 billion {Al-Shorfa}
• Fate of Egypt’s 4th mobile operator in limbo as government deadline looms {Ahram Online}
• Is Egypt’s telecommunications sector headed towards a showdown? {Al Bawaba}

Ethiopia

• Pros & Cons of China’s Telecom Expansion in Ethiopia by The China Africa Project on SoundCloud {Soundcloud}

Gambia

• Gamcel/Gamtel Not Accessible in Urr and Crr Regional Manager Explains {AllAfrica.com}
• PURA Convenes Forum With Internet Cafe Operators {AllAfrica.com}
• The Gambia and the Need to Repeal New Internet Law {Front Page International}

Ghana

• Asawase Gets New ICT Training Centre {AllAfrica.com}
• See ICT As a Tool for Development {AllAfrica.com}
• Ghana to Become Tech-Friendly Hub for Innovation {AllAfrica.com}
• Ghana’s tech community welcomes iSpace Ghana as newest tech hub and innovation center {VC4Africa}
• Gov’t pilots e-payment system {GhanaWeb}
• Ghana internet cafes plagued by viruses {HumanIPO}
• MTN Ghana starts month-long campaign to promote data usage {Telecompaper}

Kenya

• How Far With the National Broadband Strategy? {AllAfrica.com}
• Tech Start-ups: What it takes to get better deals {Capital Business}
• VAT to slow down mobile penetration – Nokia {Capital Business}
• Kenyan animator sets sights on online school {HumanIPO}
• Kenyan website under investigation for instigating violence {HumanIPO}
• Kenyan startup offering alternative audio distribution in Africa {HumanIPO}
• The Secret Recipe for Entrepreneurship {iHub}
• Nairobi’s iHub seeks investment for new hardware hackspace, Gearbox {ZDNet}

Libya

• Telecom in Libya – An Update {vpopnetworks}
• Libya to offer third mobile licence within six months {TeleGeography}

Malawi

• Malawi’s private sector not embracing IT {BiztechAfrica}
• Malawi Cabinet adopts ICT Policy {BiztechAfrica}

Morocco

• WIFI outdoor – Un appui pour généraliser l’Internet à haut débi {AllAfrica.com}

Namibia

• Windhoek innovation village primed to incubate {HumanIPO}
• We want to make Namibia the mobile hub of Southern Africa – developers {HumanIPO}
• Telecom Namibia into the broadband Zhone {IT News Africa}

Nigeria

• FG Targets U.S.$2 Billion From Auction of Unused Mobile Broadband Spectrum {AllAfrica.com}
• Girls Get Technology Camp, Attract Intel Support {AllAfrica.com}
• US gives Nigeria US$500,000 to support telecom project {StarAfrica.com}
• Over 11 million Nigerians on Facebook; becomes Facebook’s largest user base in Sub Saharan Africa {Celebrating Progress Africa}
• First Lady Seeks Global Effort to Protect Youths {Daily Times Nigeria}
• Online visibility is the right of every business – VConnect {HumanIPO}
• Nigeria’s Cyber Security Bill insufficient over internet surveillance {HumanIPO}
• Nigeria’s president sacks science and technology minister {HumanIPO}
• Sweden advises Nigeria on broadband realisation agenda {The Guardian Nigeria}
• Samsung opens stores in Nigeria {Telecompaper}
• Edo to launch first sub-national open data portal in Africa {Vanguard}

Rwanda

• Gov’t to Develop a Master Plan for E-Government {AllAfrica.com}
• Rwanda ICT Chamber Looks for Market in Congo Brazzaville {AllAfrica.com}
• Lack of business skills bog down ICT startups {The New Times}
• Government to embark on digital governance {The New Times}

Somalia

• Al-Shabaab Suspended From Twitter Again {AllAfrica.com}

South Africa

• SA social media stats revealed {BusinessTech}
• SA’s public holidays expected to bring surge in internet shopping {BDlive}
• Tourism summit addresses challenges of internet age {eNCA}
• Mxit and FunDza aid African literacy increase {HumanIPO}
• SA needs to take leading position in broadband again – ZADNA {HumanIPO}
• Firefox launches Xhosa browser {HumanIPO}
• Unleashing ICT potential in SA requires removal of constraints {HumanIPO}
• Job creation with ICT critical in SA – FFP {HumanIPO}
• Fibre apathy among SA consumers a problem – FTTH {HumanIPO}
• Bridging online-offline gap crucial to e-commerce future – Google SA {HumanIPO}
• SA’s social media landscape: 18 trends {ITWeb}
• Carrim is a breath of fresh air {TechCentral}
• SA losing out on tax online {TechCentral}

Tanzania

• Technology Increases Tax Revenue Collection {AllAfrica.com}
• Cybercrime Law in the Pipeline {AllAfrica.com}
• Govt lauds optic cable network in ICT development {Daily News}
• Dar assembly plant to build 1200 computers monthly {The Citizen}

Tunisia

• With Limits to E-Commerce, Shopping in Tunisia Remains Offline {Tunisia Live}

Uganda

• Welcome to Gulu – What it feels like being an Internet user at the edge of the network {balancingact-africa.com}
• 1,000 secondary schools get computer labs {New Vision}
• Telecoms turn to data as SMS, call revenues drop {The Observer}

West Africa

• West Africa: 14 Ecowas ICT Ministers to Meet in Banjul {AllAfrica.com}

Zimbabwe

• Potraz Releases Frequency Draft {AllAfrica.com}
• Prostitutes in Zimbabwe turn to the internet {Nehanda Radio}
• Zimbabwe’s new cabinet: Webster Shamu is the ICT minister {Techzim}