A curated weekly selection of 61 headlines highlighting the spirit of African technology. 22+ nations are represented this week.

Botswana

• BTC structures new pricing model for internet services {Mmegi Online}
• Enhance ICT competitiveness – BNPC {Mmegi Online}
• WACS launches {Mmegi Online}

Burundi

• Hits Telecom Burundi et Comium Data perdent leur licence de télécommunication au Burundi {Ecofin}

Cameroon

• Illegal Optical Fibre Network Uncovered {AllAfrica.com}

Cote D’Ivoire

• Côte d’Ivoire IGF 2012 {WAIGF}

DRC

• 3G mobile licences finally awarded in the Democratic Republic of … {BuddeComm}

Egypt

• Mobile Web, App Use Up in Egypt {The FINANCIAL}
• ICT Minister – Country Is a Pivotal Hub for the Passage of Submarine Cables … {AllAfrica.com}

Gabon

• 2013 sera l’ ‘année de l’Internet au Gabon’ {Ecofin}

Ghana

• Surfing The Internet In Ghana {Los Angeles Review of Books}
• La Police Get Computers {AllAfrica.com}
• New connectivity for rural Ghana {Biztech Africa}

Kenya

• Optic cables give Kenya a boost in web access {Daily Nation}
• Developers push through the night at m:Lab Hackathon {Biztech Africa}

Liberia

• To Monrovia – Web Foundation’s visit to Liberia {World Wide Web Foundation}
• Fiber Optic In Liberia: From Digital Divide To Great Opportunity … {Frontpage Africa}
• @iLabAfrica: The Cutting Edge of ICT Innovation and Incubation in … {Oikos International Blog}

Malawi

• Malawi VP opens K80m multipurpose telecentre in Karonga {Nyasa Times}

Mali

• Le troisieme operateur telephonique sera Alpha Telecom Mali {Next Afrique}

Namibia

• Namibian telco broadens industry options with WACS {DatacenterDynamics}
• Disadvantaged Students to Interact Via Internet {AllAfrica.com}

Niger

• Conflit autour de la fibre optique {Le Griot}

Nigeria

• Poor ICT Usage, Cause of Low Varsities’ Ranking’ {AllAfrica.com}
• NCC adopts new industry structure for broadband deployment {BusinessDay}
• President Jonathan And His Internet Frakensteins {Nigerian Village Square}
• The Alarming Rise In Cyber Crime {Leadership Newspapers}
• Why We Attacked Telecoms Facilities – Boko Haram {AllAfrica.com}
• We Will Bridge Broadband Penetration Gap Soon {AllAfrica.com}

Rwanda

• Ten Rwandan ICT Start-Ups Eye Silicon Valley {AllAfrica.com}
• Study On Mobile Penetration Due {AllAfrica.com}
• Technology Won’t Find You a Husband’ {AllAfrica.com}
• Scaling up ICT in schools {The New Times}

South Africa

• Cheaper connectivity through fibre network {BusinessTech}
• Durban Internet Exchange goes live {MyBroadband}
• MWEB adds to peering partners {Gadget}
• Kalahari.com expands in response to online shopping surge {Independent Online}
• Social secrets of the digital divide {Gadget}
• Social media and smartphones in South Africa: by the numbers [Infographic] {Memeburn}

Southern Africa

• WACS: business beyond South Africa’s borders {BusinessTech}

Togo

• Students bring internet access to rural Togo {The Chronicle}

Tunisia

• Orange Tunisie et Tunisie Télécom épinglés sur la qualité de leur service 3G {Ecofin}

Uganda

• Broadband answer to Africa growth {The Monitor}
• Uganda seeks last mile solution {Biztech Africa}

West Africa

• Landing of MainOne Cable in Nigeria, Ghana is Strategic {THISDAY Live}
• MainOne throws up fresh opportunities with cross-border network {BusinessDay}

Zambia

• Should kids be alone on the net? {Zambia Daily Mail}
• Government asks ZICTA to come up with legislation to deal Internet misuse {Lusaka Times}
• ZICTA pledge commitment to advancement of girls, women {Zambia Daily Mail}
• How Communication and Technology are Changing the Faces of Africa {byline beat}

Zimbabwe

• Event report: ZOL Jumpstart Challenge & BarCamp Zimbabwe 2012 {Technology Zimbabwe}

General Africa

• Broadband cables alone cannot boost Africa’s internet speeds {ITWeb}
• Africa deserves recognition for inventing Mobile Money – MTN Executive {Myjoyonline.com}
• The internet: Cable offers the prospect of better connections {Financial Times}
• Seven ways mobile phones have changed lives in Africa {CNN}
• SatADSL to Market SES Broadband in Sub-Saharan Africa … {Marketwatch}
• Internet growth driven by governance, not regulation, report says {The Asset}
• Google in Africa: waiting game {Financial Times (blog)}
• Competition to Push Down Telecoms Tariffs {AllAfrica.com}
• New connectivity for rural Ghana {Biztech Africa}
• Les TIC dans les administrations publiques en Afrique: oser la maturité informatique! {Ecofin}