Over the past week, we’ve found 117 stories of how mobile, internet, and technology in general are changing lives in 25+ African nations.

Algeria

• Mobilis, Nedjma, Djezzy approved for 3G auction {TeleGeography}
• The most popular websites in Algeria [Infographic] {Wamda.com}

Burundi

• Burundi, China sign 3 cooperation agreements {People’s Daily Online}

Congo

• « Les TIC sont aujourd’hui le troisième pourvoyeur au budget de l’Etat, après le pétrole et le bois » {Ecofin}

East Africa

• The East African startup landscape: everything you need to know {ventureburn}
• Fibre to home creates new revenue opportunities for ISPs – SEACOM {HumanIPO}

Egypt

• Oracle Academy, MCIT Egypt run computer science workshops for thousands of Egyptian students {AMEinfo}
• ElWafeyat: Online Obituaries {Cairo Scene}
• Egypt’s mobile phone users grow to 96.8 mln {Telecompaper}
• Intel Egypt supports in bridging digital illiteracy {Zawya}

Eritrea

• Eritrean PIA talks about Internet Connection in Eritrea by EriTV {Eritrea-TV.Net}

Ghana

• Tourism practitioners trained in online marketing {VibeGhana.com}
• Increase of Internet usage in Ghana and Its Implications {BusinessGhana}

Guinea

• A Frenchman helps a Guinean farmer via the Internet, forestry students protest in Ivory Coast, and more {France24}

Guinea-Bissau

• Rádio Nacional da Guiné-Bissau quer reforçar emissão e difundir na Internet {Novas da Guiné Bissau}

Kenya

• IT Week 2013 Comes to a Close {AllAfrica.com}
• KDN Rebrands to Liquid Telecom Kenya, to Offer Retail Services {AllAfrica.com}
• Youths See Opportunity in Digital Outsourcing {AllAfrica.com}
• Critic Who Rules Kenya’s Twitterverse {AllAfrica.com}
• Social Media No Forum for Hate Speech {AllAfrica.com}
• Kenya IT hubs launched for primary schools {BBC}
• Safaricom to Increase Capital Spending as It Rolls Out Cable {Bloomberg}
• CCK to tackle rising cyber crime {Capital FM}
• Capital Blog Kenya’s future as a regional ICT hub » Capital Blog {Capital FM}
• Hellofood feeds growing appetite for online meal deliveries in Kenya {Ventures Africa}
• iLabAfrica launches specialist academy for digital security {HumanIPO}
• Smartphones to outnumber feature phones in Kenya by end of 2013 {HumanIPO}
• Kenya seeks to enhance tech and innovation cooperation with China {HumanIPO}
• AMS-IX starts regional internet exchange hub in Kenya {Telecompaper}
• Kenya’s tech visionaries lead the way {The Observer}
• Universal Access Documentary {YouTube}

Liberia

• New Company Takes Over Comium {AllAfrica.com}
• UL to Benefit From Litelco’s Wireless Internet Service {AllAfrica.com}

Libya

• Libya to tender for first private mobile license, says minister {Alarabiya.net English}
• Libya plans to list mobile operator Libyana next year {Baltimore Sun}
• LTT signs ADSL-2 internet contract with Alcatel {Libya Herald}

Malawi

• TalkAWE Limited Inviting Malawi Diaspora to Invest in a Tech Driven Company {Malawi News}

Mali

• How Malian Citizens Help Monitor the 2013 Presidential Elections {Global Voices}

Mauritania

• Remaniement ministériel {AMI}

Morocco

• Morocco arrests website editor for airing al-Qaeda video {Alarabiya.net English}
• Quand Internet transforme des artisans analphabètes en stars d’Etsy {Wamda.com}

Mozambique

• Vodacom to launch e-centre in Mozambique {HumanIPO}

Nigeria

• Another Nigerian Designs Road Traffic Mobile APP {AllAfrica.com}
• The Rise of e-Shops {AllAfrica.com}
• $1bn Nigerian Apps market linked to rising smartphone ownership {BusinessDay}
• Senate backs controversial internet, phone spy programme {Premium Times Nigeria}
• Cybercrime : huit pays africains « fichés » parmi les plus risqués de la planète {Ecofin}
• Dolphin Telecom to land ACE cable in Nigeria {BiztechAfrica}
• Huawei Targets Nigeria Smartphone Boom for Market Share {Bloomberg}
• Nigerian Customs Service tackles internet fraudsters {HumanIPO}
• Applying e-health in Nigeria is difficult – AAJIMATICS {HumanIPO}
• CcHUB Nigeria celebrates second anniversary {HumanIPO}
• 15% of Nigerian operator revenue comes from data – Informa {HumanIPO}
• Multiple lines per user blur true subscriber numbers – MTN Nigeria {HumanIPO}
• ‘LTE technology will drive broadband growth in Nigeria’ {The Guaridan Nigeria}
• Africa At Play: The Kuluya Story {Ventures Africa}
• Nigeria’s Mobile App Market To Experience 15% Growth Rate – Analysts {Ventures Africa}

Rwanda

• Sustained ICT Revolution Will Help Accelerate Development {AllAfrica.com}
• Peace Corps Volunteers Lead Tech Camp for Young Women in Rwanda {AllAfrica.com}
• Hotels Urged to Improve the Internet Connection Service {AllAfrica.com}
• Rwanda, Korea Telecom Ink Partnership to Operate Advanced ICT Services in Rwanda in Line With EDPRS2 {AllAfrica.com}
• Justice sector to set up electronic case management system in Rwanda {HumanIPO}
• kLab Rwanda to link with university communities {HumanIPO}
• Will Rwanda overtake Kenya as East Africa’s ICT Hub? {ITWeb Africa}
• kLab – a Tech Innovation hub in Kigali, Rwanda {YouTube}

Senegal

• Senegalese Rappers Spin World News on TV Program {ABC News}
• NetHope expands VSAT certification program to Senegal {Telecompaper}
• Senegalese mobile market up 3.7% in Q2 {Telecompaper}

Somalia

• Somali government seeks private investor {TeleGeography}

South Africa

• Free Tablets, Wi-Fi for Gauteng Schools {AllAfrica.com}
• The future of e-commerce in SA {BusinessTech}
• Mobile set to rock SA Internet {BusinessTech}
• iPhone 5s, 5c for South Africa: which one to buy? {MyBroadband.co.za}
• Online content: fair game or fair usage? {The Media Online}
• Ad campaigns miss mobile community {BDlive}
• Press slow to explore digital media {BDlive}
• Is fibre only for the elite? {Bizcommunity}
• From bricks to clicks {BiztechAfrica}
• Online lessons to be released for SA students {HumanIPO}
• MTN Mobile Money surpasses one million users {HumanIPO}
• Cost of last mile fibre installation too high – Pretorius {HumanIPO}
• Wiki Africa placing SA on the map {IOL.co.za}
• Social media is more important in South Africa – Interactive Intelligence {IT News Africa}
• Tech start-ups are a threat to established businesses – Gartner {IT News Africa}
• Social media: data goldmine {ITWeb}
• New Mxit CEO to drive change, smartphones {News24}
• Telkom to double ADSL speeds {TechCentral}

Sudan

• Workshop On Impacts of Internet On Youths to be Held Wednesday {AllAfrica.com}
• In a Faded Literary Capital, Efforts at a Revival {NYTimes.com}

Tanzania

• Govt Lauds Optic Cable Network in ICT Development {AllAfrica.com}
• Call for More Use of ICT Services {AllAfrica.com}
• Tanzania’s optic fibre network attracts neighbouring countries {IPPMedia}
• Liquid Telecom connects to TTCL fibre network {Telecompaper}

Togo

• La deuxième édition du forum national sur la gouvernance de l’internet au Togo s’est ouvert ce jeudi à Lomé {TechOfAfrica}

Zimbabwe

• New Online Investor Relations Portal Launched {AllAfrica.com}
• Zimbabwe mobile broadband speedtests results compared #ICTAfrica2013 {Techzim}

General Africa

• Should access to the internet be a human right? {African Arguments}
• Platform Technology {AllAfrica.com}
• Angels Over Johannesburg {AllAfrica.com}
• 5 Companies Creating Digital Jobs in Africa {AllAfrica.com}
• Maker Faire Co-Founder on Bolstering Innovation in Africa {AllAfrica.com}
• Internet access is a vital healthcare tool {The Great Debate (Reuters)}
• Strong demand for mobile data spurs smart Wi-Fi adoption {BusinessDay}
• Mobile Transformation: What could 4G do to Africa? {Cisco}
• Meet The Mobile Apps Streaming Music To Africa {Forbes}
• Growth first, returns later, says African e-commerce group {How We Made It In Africa}
• Expert calls for common e-health application for Africa {HumanIPO}
• Mobile technology is boosting African innovation – Matiangi {HumanIPO}
• Q&A: Alice Munyuna, member of dotAfrica steering committee {HumanIPO}
• Orange awarded Telecom Company of the Year in Africa {HumanIPO}
• Africa falls far behind in mobile broadband access {IOL.co.za}
• Virtual peace-building: Can social media help to reintegrate ex-combatants? {ISS Africa}
• Six key African sub-sea broadband cables {ITWeb Africa}
• A future of African-led development is underway {SciDev.net}
• Radio: The Killer-App that African developers ignore (for the right reasons) {TechPost}
• Cape to Cairo: Econet founder Masiyiwa shares of dreams of fibre expansion {Techzim}
• Samsung to bring BBM for Android to Africa on Friday {ZDNet}