A curated weekly selection of 84 headlines highlighting the spirit of African technology. This week, 22 nations are represented.

Algeria

• Algérie : le lancement de la 3G prévue pour le premier trimestre de 2013 {Agence Ecofin}

Angola

• Sub-Marine Cable Launched Friday {allAfrica}
• Angola sees second LTE launch {TeleGeography}

Cameroon

• Online Journalism Regulation as Major Problem {AllAfrica.com}
• 4 Responses to Rise of Facebook in Cameroon Creates Dating Risks {cameroononline}
• Cameroon names third mobile operator {Africa Review}
• Online Journalism Regulation as Major Problem {allAfrica}
• Huawei expose sa stratégie d’expansion au Cameroun {Agence Ecofin}
• Cameroun : qui est Viettel et comment a-t-il devancé Bharti Airtel et Maroc Telecom ? {Agence Ecofin}
• Développement des TIC : Le Cameroun, hub de l’Afrique centrale {Ministère des Postes et Télécommunications Cameroun}

Cote D’Ivoire

• MTN plots 3G launch in Abidjan, ten other cities {TeleGeography}

Egypt

• Minister – Cyber, Telecoms Will Not Be Cut {allAfrica}

Equatorial Guinea

• Equatorial Guinea to boost connectivity with ACE cable {TeleGeography}

Ethiopia

• Ethiopia’s Mobile Subscribers Now Over 18 Million {AllAfrica.com}
• France Telecom Ethiopia run nears end {BiztechAfrica}
• Ethio Telecom includes LTE in expansion contract {TeleGeography}

Gambia

• Science & Technology Is Key to Economic Development’ {allAfrica}

Ghana

• #GhanaDecides: The Apps and websites that … – Africa on the Blog {Edward Amartey-Tagoe}
• 50,000 Teachers Begin Nationwide ICT Training {allAfrica}
• Google Unveils Top Searches in 2012 {allAfrica}

Kenya

• How to abort’ is year’s top internet search in Kenya {Daily Nation}
• Fibre optic firms race to connect counties {The Standard Digital News}
• Orange, Wikipedia Partnership Seeks to Enhance Access to Information and Knowledge {allAfrica}
• Ndemo Backtracks On Kenya’s Internet Stand {allAfrica}
• Kenyan chapter of Internet Society launches this week {HumanIPO}
• The other ICT ‘hub’ in Nairobi {*iHub_}
• Kenya benefits from internet investment {YouTube}

Liberia

• Africa’s digital election trackers {Aljazeera.com}

Mauritania

• Mauritania targets cybercrime {magharebia.com}

Morocco

• E-commerce in Morocco: A growing business with a promising future … {MWN}
• Maroc Telecom launches online bill service {Telecompaper}

Nigeria

• American University of Nigeria receives ICT grant from Google {WorldStage}
• Taiwanese PC maker enters Nigeria’s market {BusinessDay}
• e-Commerce Firm Promises Easy Market Accessibility {AllAfrica.com}
• Revamping the Agricultural Sector Through Voice Internet Technology {allAfrica}
• Computer Test to Be Compulsory for Admission Into Tertiary Institutions – Minister {allAfrica}
• Main One Seeks Specific Policies for Broadband Penetration {allAfrica}
• Muslim Centre Organises Seminar On Cyber Crime for Students {allAfrica}
• Nigerian telecoms companies lose US$2 million an hour to downtime {HumanIPO}
• Airtel Nigeria completes LTE trial {IT News Africa}

Rwanda

• Rwanda Reaps the Benefits of Electronic Financial Services {allAfrica}
• Kagame urges commitment to innovation {HumanIPO}

Senegal

• Tigo Senegal Mobile Data Internet Bandwidth Speed Test {Flickr: Wayan Vota}
• Google says Senegal ISPs lack any legal status {Telecompaper}
• Dabo pour l’actualité africaine: Google pour l’émergence de journalistes 2.0 en Afrique {EcoNewsEn}
• Senegal power hampers Internet café growth {BiztechAfrica}

South Africa

• Smartphone adoption continues to grow across South Africa {Deloitte}
• Google’s top SA searches of 2012 {MyBroadband}
• Applications flood in for Cape tech fund {BusinessTech}
• South Africa: Women Still Prefer Malls but Online Shopping Grows {allAfrica}
• SA learners lobby for free Wikipedia {BiztechAfrica}
• Twitter used in campaign to spread information on Mandela health {HumanIPO}
• 100% broadband target a challenge in SA {HumanIPO}
• LinkedIn attracts two million South African users {IT News Africa}
• Vodacom 4G hits 500 base stations {TeleGeography}
• Broadband in SA doubles in two years {World Wide Worx}

South Sudan

• FOSSFA in “#OSJUBA – The world’s first Open Source City ?” {FOSSFA}

Tanzania

• Tanzania: Digitized Books Make Rewarding Fun to Meru School Children {allAfrica}

Tunisia

• Tunisia: ‘Cloud Computing’ to Improve Tunisian Enterprises’ Competitiveness {allAfrica}

Uganda

• Uganda’s ‘techie’ women in making their mark {Africa Review}

Zimbabwe

• Use Internet to promote citizenship journalism’ {NewsDay}
• Zimbabwe’s 2012 ICT Achievers Awards: The winners {Technology Zimbabwe}
• Nation Ready to Adopt Social Media {AllAfrica.com}
• Don’t be left behind the internet generation {The Zimbabwe Standard}
• Zimbabwe – Social Media, a Powerful Means to Condemn Gbv {allAfrica}

General Africa

• Africa Infographic {T. Rowe Price}
• The Future of Mobile Communications in Africa {CNBC}
• Growth of Africa’s online mobile and radio community is limited by a low … {Media Update}
• 5 Hot African Tech Start-ups To Watch In 2013 {Forbes}
• Africa’s Top 10 Tech newsmakers in 2012 {IT News Africa}
• Bad call for AfricanInternet {ITWeb}
• Which tech trends will be making waves in 2013? {IT News Africa}
• Klerksdorp gets R81m fibre injection {Moneyweb.co.za}
• Alcatel-Lucent builds Airtel’s network backbone across Africa {Financial Express}
• ICTs Delivering Home-Grown Development Solutions in Africa {World Bank Group}
• $50 Android Smartphones Are Disrupting Africa Much Faster Than You Think … {TechCrunch}
• Africa: the growing appetite for broadband {TelecomTV}
• Failed ICT Development Projects – Sweeping It Under the Carpet and Moving On? {AllAfrica.com}
• LTE Africa: Call for papers {Bizcommunity.com}
• Telecommunications Market Is Still Fertile {AllAfrica.com}
• On the line: Africa connects to citizen media {Al Jazeera English}
• An inconvenient truth? {kiwanja.net}
• 7 Social Media Ideas That Will Strengthen Digital Activism in Africa {Spectra Speaks}
• ITU StatShot – December 2012 – The World of ICTs {ITU StatShot}