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OA News: May 13-19, 2013
May 19, 2013 ♦ News
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This week’s African tech news round-up consists of 88 stories from 31 countries.

Android Developer Challenge, Sub-Saharan Africa 2012 winners – one year later
May 19, 2013 ♦ Mobile & Web
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Amid discussion that many African apps do not live much beyond their competition, we’ve decided to see how the winners of 2012’s Google Android Developer Challenge are doing a year later.

Video roundup: digital jobs, innovation, ICT centres, and more
May 18, 2013 ♦ Video
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Top videos from May 2013 on how ICT innovation is driving change across Kenya, Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa.

Using Klout to estimate the influence of African online media
May 16, 2013 ♦ Statistics & Web
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From Klout influencer scores, we can find general trends about how active online media is within a country and in general, how many engaged social media users exist.

The 19 Sub-Saharan African citizen media outreach projects that were Rising Voices Microgrant finalists
May 15, 2013 ♦ Education
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The top 19 Rising Voices Microgrants 2013 finalists from Sub-Saharan Africa aim to preserve local culture and empower neglected groups.

Visuals from Analysys Mason/Internet Society report highlight the need to lower Internet access barriers
May 13, 2013 ♦ Statistics
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Visuals on Sub-Saharan African broadband prices, international connectivity, and Internet speeds highlight a need to lower access barriers.