All Posts
May 2012
- 16: Viettel launches mobile network in Mozambique (Press Release)
- 15: Omnitele Research Shows QoS in Dar Es Salaam Mobile Networks Varies Significantly (Press Release)
- 14: West Africa Cable System (WACS) technically goes live, benefits soon to follow
- 12: More African tech quotes from April 2012
- 09: What did they say? African tech quotes from April 2012
- 08: OA News: May 1-8, 2012
April 2012
- 30: OA News: April 19-30, 2012
- 26: International Girls In ICT Day celebrated in Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Swaziland
- 25: Gallery: Google Doodles for Africa
- 24: Liberia’s Saclepea Community Computer Center
- 24: African Tech Tidbits: regionalism, Egypt, energy, and more
- 19: OA News: April 13-18, 2012
- 17: OA News: April 7-12, 2012
- 09: Notes from the 2011-2012 Global Information Technology Report
- 06: OA News: April 1-6, 2012
- 06: Video: Free WiFi for Stellenbosch
- 05: No surprises from Google’s ‘Insights Africa: Internet Usage’ statistics
- 04: Columbia Institute for Tele-Information announces conference on broadband as a platform for video in Africa
- 03: What did they say? African tech quotes from March 2012
March 2012
- 31: OA News: March 28-31, 2012
- 29: Mixed momentum behind national ICT planning
- 29: Local content in Africa, three ways
- 28: MTN Sudan explains high-speed broadband
- 28: Wikipedia still needs more African editors
- 27: OA News: March 22-27, 2012
- 26: Notes on mobile broadband
- 26: Busy month for Google in Africa
- 24: Fibre optic news from Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo
- 24: From Tunisia to Djibouti: ICT prospects in the Arab region
- 23: Online resources to monitor Mali coup events (including YouTube video from state television)
- 22: OA News: March 13-22, 2012
- 22: Egyptian, Eritrean, Tunisian Internet still considered ‘under surveillance’
- 21: New competition to launch developers’ apps to 75% of Zimbabwe’s mobile users
- 20: Senegal’s mobile Internet users up by 680% in 2011
- 19: A quick look at Moroccan Internet stats
- 18: Highlights from 2nd National Internet Governance Forum Gambia
- 13: Tunisia celebrates National Day of Internet Freedom
- 12: OA News: March 5-12, 2012
- 10: The most heralded African tech startups come from a handful of nations
- 10: Short list of opportunities and challenges facing telecoms business in Africa
- 06: Keeping Nigeria’s children safe online
- 06: Kenya: CCK cites 25mm Internet users in East Africa, m:lab East Africa partners with VC firm, Kipokezi Apps Challenge begins
- 06: Mauritanian social media: small in size but large in scope
- 05: Confusion following Congo explosions underscores need for real-time reporting
- 04: OA News: February 27 – March 4, 2012
- 04: African Tech Tidbits: press freedom to branding to entrepreneurship and more
February 2012
- 28: Updated: African leaders on Facebook (February 2012)
- 26: OA News: February 21-26, 2012
- 25: Official internet statistics from African telecoms regulators
- 23: Somalia gov’t intends to create independent telecoms regulator
- 21: OA News: February 14-21, 2012
- 18: Sierra Leone poised for success with transparency portal, ACE fibre cable, 3G
- 18: Few Africans use Pinterest outside of South Africa (for now)
- 16: African Tech Tidbits: Wikipedia, hacking, sheep, and more
- 14: OA News: February 7-14, 2012
- 11: Online tools to monitor Senegal’s 2012 presidential election
- 11: Senegalese web experts weigh-in on 2012 presidential election
- 08: Video: The Magical Effect of the Internet in Africa
- 06: OA News: February 3-6, 2012
- 05: YouTube roundup (October 2011 – January 2012)
- 04: One year later, Namibian 4G still not operational
- 02: OA News: January 30 – February 2, 2012
- 01: Libya’s interim government eyes ICT reform
- 01: What exactly is 3.75G?
January 2012
- 31: African Tech Tidbits: all sorts of mobile, terrorism, elephants, and more
- 29: OA News: January 24-29, 2012
- 28: Facebook user growth rates in Africa (June 2010 – December 2011)
- 27: The importance of accurate Internet user data
- 23: OA News: January 17-23, 2012
- 20: Public access to ICTs in Ghana
- 18: Video: Illustrating the application of e-learning in Kenya
- 17: African Tech Tidbits: pragmatism, open source, the joy of 3G, and more
- 16: OA News: January 11-16, 2012
- 15: 2012 African BarCamps are on the horizon
- 14: Video: Technologies in education from a Gabonese NGO
- 14: ICT future unclear for Guinea-Bissau
- 10: OA News: January 8-11, 2012
- 10: African Tech Tidbits: literacy, startups, data, the iPad, moderation, and more
- 08: OA News: December 29, 2011 – January 8, 2012 (Country-Specific)
- 08: OA News: December 29, 2011 – January 8, 2012 (General Africa and Global)
- 03: South Africa, Kenya, Nigeria dominated 2011 ICT news share; Central African Republic, Chad, Guinea-Bissau, Western Sahara, Comoros did not
- 03: Even with LTE on the horizon, 2G will still be the norm for 2012
December 2011
- 28: OA News: December 19-28, 2011
- 18: OA News: December 15-18, 2011
- 16: Top Google search terms by African country, 2011
- 15: OA News: December 12-15, 2011
- 10: Al-Shabaab’s first four days on Twitter
- 08: Video: Internet Service Prices Still High in Malawi
- 06: OA News: December 1-6, 2011
- 04: City Profile: Conakry, Guinea
- 01: Seamless high-capacity connectivity ‘ring’ created between Africa and Europe (Press Release)
- 01: OA News: November 24 – December 1, 2011
November 2011
- 29: A solar-powered Internet café for Chad
- 24: OA News: November 22-23, 2011
- 23: Chart: African Internet penetration versus urban population (2010)
- 22: Summary of ITU’s updated key telecom indicators (fixed, mobile broadband subscriptions)
- 21: OA News: November 17-21, 2011
- 21: Video: Is Broadband a Basic Human Right?
- 20: African full Internet access timeline
- 17: OA News: November 13-17, 2011
- 14: Tanzania’s latest ICT project and incubator drive local innovation
- 14: Central African Republic: ‘La Facebookmania’ à La Centrafricaine
- 12: On MXit, 4G, Ethiopian bloggers, rural Uganda, Sudan
- 12: OA News: November 7-12, 2011
- 09: 3G competition in Burundi thanks to EASSy, WIOCC capacity
- 08: Notes on the upcoming Gambian presidential election
- 06: OA News: November 5-6, 2011
- 04: OA News: November 1-4, 2011
- 02: Augmented reality, a leapfrog opportunity for Africa that hinges on 3G
October 2011
- 29: OA News: October 28-29, 2011
- 27: OA News: October 20-27, 2011
- 26: 3G available in the Republic of Congo (Brazzaville)
- 24: Inside the ubiquitous broadband-GDP stat
- 19: OA News: October 18-19, 2011
- 19: Tech nationalism walks a fine line
- 17: OA News: October 16-17, 2011
- 16: Video: UNICEF-developed ‘Digital Drum’ provides information access to isolated communities
- 16: OA News: October 14-16, 2011
- 16: Animal poaching: Is there an app for stopping that?
- 13: OA News: October 12-13, 2011
- 11: OA News: October 10-11, 2011
- 11: Online terrorist activity a growing concern in Sahel region
- 09: OA News: October 6-9, 2011
- 06: Steve Jobs tribute Tweets and trends from across Africa
- 05: OA News: October 3-5, 2011
- 04: September 2011 African ICT news roundup (Part 2)
- 04: September 2011 African ICT news roundup (Part 1)
- 02: Updated: African leaders on Facebook (October 2011)
September 2011
- 29: Video: NGO Funding Proposal for Mobile School in Slums of Africa
- 29: African Mobile News: September 18-29, 2011
- 29: Notes from ITU’s ‘Measuring the Information Society 2011′
- 27: Video: SEACOM cable upgrade
- 25: MTN Nigeria, Safaricom Kenya, and Vodacom SA are influential African telecom operators
- 24: Video: Chairperson of 4G Africa AG (parent company of YooMee) on WiMAX in Cameroon
- 23: Finding French language ICT resources remains challenging
- 19: Cablegate on African broadband: 2007 (Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia)
- 18: Nigeria’s elections set new records in use of social media
- 17: African Mobile News: September 3-17, 2011
- 14: Cablegate on African broadband: 2007 (Ethiopia, Rwanda, Kenya)
- 12: Cablegate on African broadband: 2008 (Senegal, South Africa, Uganda)
- 10: Cablegate on African broadband: Apr-Jun 2009 (Tunisia, Kenya, South Africa)
- 09: Cablegate on African broadband: Sept-Nov 2009 (South Africa, Nigeria, Tanzania)
- 08: Cablegate on African broadband: Sept-Dec 2009 (Kenya, Zambia, Ethiopia)
- 05: Videos on Google’s Social Efforts, Ghanaian Media Centre, Nokia in SA
- 02: OA News: Aug 27 – Sept 2, 2011
August 2011
- 27: Accusations interfere with broadband access in Swaziland
- 27: OA News: August 19-27, 2011
- 25: Internet Snapshot: Equatorial Guinea
- 23: How social media can bring trust to Guinea’s 2011 elections
- 18: August 2011 African ICT news roundup (Part 3 of 3)
- 17: August 2011 African ICT news roundup (Part 2 of 3)
- 17: August 2011 African ICT news roundup (Part 1 of 3)
- 16: Lebanese newspaper touts Zambian, Tanzanian net speeds
- 14: Video: ‘Wifly, Internet haut débit au Gabon et au Congo’
- 14: Cameroon: Internet considered more trustworthy than state or private media
- 11: How to Stop the Next Famine in Somalia—Internet Infrastructure
- 07: OA News: August 3-7, 2011
- 05: Updated list of African IXPs – 20 countries
- 04: Video: Simple Kenyan mobile apps for saving lives
- 02: OA News: July 28 – August 2, 2011
July 2011
- 31: 27 inactive (but influential) African Twitter accounts
- 30: Savvy browser, mobile, OS trends emerge from recent site visits
- 29: Online resources for upcoming 2011 African elections
- 27: OA News: July 24-27, 2011
- 26: Summer 2011 video roundup: e-learning, gender, mobile, and more
- 25: ‘Group buy’ sites still limited to the largest African markets
- 24: 3G on the horizon for Niger
- 23: OA News: July 18-23, 2011
- 21: Bamako 2000: Futuristic name, timeless dialogue
- 17: OA News: July 8-17, 2011
- 12: Listing ICT-inclined African business incubators (excluding tech hubs)
- 07: OA News: July 4-7, 2011
- 07: Bits & Pieces from the Internet Archive
- 05: Video: ICT skills expansion drive (Uganda)
- 04: Insights for Search: ‘farming’, ‘health’, ‘education’, ‘ict’
- 04: Regional harmonization and mobile standardization
- 03: OA News: June 27 – July 3, 2011
June 2011
- 28: Is the Internet really ‘not a problem’ in Tanzania, Lesotho?
- 28: Video: Is Slow Broadband Stopping Africa from becoming a Major Tech Player?
- 28: Insights for search: ‘mobile’, ‘apps’, ‘Facebook’
- 26: OA News: June 21-26, 2011
- 25: OA News: June 15-24, 2011
- 22: Mobile app download report includes Mali
- 21: Updated: African leaders on Facebook (June 2011)
- 19: Gallery: 21 African postal stamps that commemorate technology
- 17: The mobile Super-User
- 15: On ‘Building Broadband’
- 14: OA News: June 12-14, 2011
- 12: ABN Digital’s ICT videos
- 11: African highlights from WHO mHealth report
- 11: OA News: June 4-11, 2011
- 10: Vintage Internet maps, 1991-2003
- 08: Opinion: The privilege of tech ownership
- 06: Recent African ICT news roundup
- 05: Google Remains Busy in Africa
- 04: TweetTone shows positive online sentiments for African ICT, tech, internet, business
- 03: YouTube Worldview Interview – Rwandan President Paul Kagame on Tech
- 02: OA News: May 25 – June 2, 2011
May 2011
- 23: OA News: May 20-23, 2011
- 23: Highlights from Vodafone’s mobile broadband report
- 21: Looking back: Africa ONE (intended to be Africa’s first fibre ring)
- 19: OA News: May 16-19, 2011
- 18: Ten years ago: Ghanaian bandwidth nationalism
- 18: Thoughts on the arrival of streaming video
- 16: The challenge of visualizing Google search volume
- 15: OA News: May 8-15, 2011
- 12: Cataloging the African BarCamps (with timeline)
- 09: GlobalGiving’s African ICT projects
- 08: ZedFibre promotes web presence in Zambia
- 07: Praekelt Foundation presents mobile overview
- 07: OA News: May 5-7, 2011
- 07: Video: Arab online tutoring company goes live
- 04: OA News: May 1-4, 2011
- 04: Nollywood and the Web
- 01: April ICT News Recap
- 01: Mobile web access, m-banking most common themes in ‘Mobile Trends 2020 Africa’ slideshow
April 2011
- 30: OA News: April 25-30, 2011
- 27: Listing the African Tech Hubs
- 25: Looking back: African Technology Forum
- 24: OA News: April 21-24, 2011
- 24: VC4Africa incubator group representation low in Central Africa, Sahel, Horn
- 22: AfTLD’s African ccTLD event
- 21: Notes from the 2010-2011 Global Information Technology Report
- 20: OA News: April 18-20, 2011
- 19: Video: Connecting schools with ‘Solar Connect’
- 18: Brazil and Africa join forces
- 17: From the field: Bamenda, Cameroon
- 17: OA News: April 14-17, 2011
- 16: African philosophers on ICT and identity
- 13: OA News: April 13, 2011
- 12: Namibia’s Tech/NA!
- 12: OA News: April 7-12, 2011
- 09: In Brief: Facebook user stats
- 09: Mobile Monday’s ‘Mobile Africa Report 2011′
- 07: Household Internet speeds for 25 African countries, cities
- 06: OA News: April 6, 2011
- 05: OA News: April 5, 2011
- 05: Ivory Coast web habits change amid unrest
- 03: Welcoming the infographics of ‘Afrographique’
- 02: OA News: April 2, 2011
March 2011
- 31: Updated: African Nations with Active National ICT Plans
- 30: OA News: March 27-29, 2011
- 29: Predicting SA’s Internet growth continues to prove challenging
- 26: Introducing a tech hub for Ethiopia
- 26: OA News: March 23-25, 2011
- 24: Seventeen months later: TwitterKids of Tanzania
- 24: Nine months later: The Kuyu Project and StorySpaces
- 23: HTML5 appearing in Africa
- 22: OA News: March 16-22, 2011
- 21: Renesys visualizes the Egyptian Internet Outage
- 20: Under surveillance: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Eritrea (and maybe Zimbabwe)
- 20: Updated: African leaders on Facebook (March 2011)
- 17: March 2011 African ICT News (K-Z)
- 16: Eritrea: Stifled by cyber-censorship
- 15: March 2011 African ICT News (A-G)
- 14: OA News: March 14, 2011
- 14: Points from ‘Africa’s infrastructure: a time for transformation’
- 11: OA News: March 4-11, 2011
- 07: Why shared high capacity link is better than parallel slow links
- 06: Updating software poses challenges
- 05: WiMAX makes steady progress, LTE on the horizon
- 03: OA News: March 2-3, 2011
- 02: Encouraging African digital photography
February 2011
- 28: OA News: February 22-28, 2011
- 23: Libya’s Internet penetration rate steadily increasing
- 22: In Libya, YouTube traffic even more stifled than regular traffic
- 21: OA News: February 14-21, 2011
- 19: Don’t forget tech news from Sub-Saharan African nations ‘at risk’ for Jasmine Revolution
- 19: Libyan Internet service interrupted for hours
- 17: On bringing the ‘content factory’ model to Africa
- 14: OA News: February 11-13, 2011
- 13: ICT SMEs in East Africa
- 09: OA News: February 9, 2011
- 08: Video: Libraries Across Africa
- 07: OA News: February 3-7, 2011
- 05: Domain name sales containing ‘Africa’ reflect interest
- 03: Too many social networks in Africa…
- 02: OA News: February 2, 2011
January 2011
- 31: OA News: January 31, 2011
- 30: Sudan’s Internet News: January 30, 2011
- 30: Egyptian Internet News: January 30, 2011
- 29: Egyptian Internet graphs, three ways
- 29: Quotes about Egypt’s Internet censorship
- 28: AudienceScapes data reminds of Internet reality
- 27: OA News: January 26, 2011
- 26: Video: Fill the Gap 8: African IT entrepreneurship
- 26: OA News: January 25, 2011
- 25: OA News: Egypt
- 24: The simple Internet of Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- 22: OA News: January 19-21, 2011
- 19: OA News: January 18, 2011
- 18: Gaddafi’s stance on Internet shifts again
- 17: OA News: January 17, 2011
- 15: OA News: January 15, 2011
- 14: Tunisian-themed Tweets outpace recent Sudan, Cote d’Ivoire spikes
- 12: OA News: January 11, 2011
- 11: ICT outlook for South Sudan still unclear
- 11: OA News: January 10, 2011
- 09: Local content generation for Wikipedia, Google
- 07: Video: Emerging Markets South Africa
- 07: OA News: January 6, 2010
- 05: OA News: January 5, 2011
- 04: OA News: January 3-4, 2011
December 2010
- 31: 2010: A year of mobile
- 30: December 2010 African ICT news roundup
- 30: Internet habits: more for now, less for later
- 30: OA News: December 30, 2010
- 29: OA News: December 29, 2010
- 27: Ivory Coast’s Gbagbo situation draws attention, disrupts ICT advancement
- 23: OA News: December 23, 2010
- 20: OA News: December 20, 2010
- 19: Should Africa worry about mobile phone radiation?
- 18: OA News: December 17-18, 2010
- 17: OA News: December 16, 2010
- 15: OA News: December 14-15, 2010
- 13: OA News: December 13, 2010
- 12: City Profile: Libreville, Gabon
- 11: ‘Buy This Satellite’ campaign will take time
- 10: OA News: December 10, 2010
- 09: OA News: December 8, 2010
- 08: Tweets suggest need for public awareness of African Internet
- 07: OA News: December 6, 2010
- 02: OA News: December 2, 2010
- 02: Updated: African leaders on Facebook (December 2010)
November 2010
- 30: OA News: November 29-30, 2010
- 26: Interesting points from ‘Futures of Technology in Africa’
- 25: OA News: November 24, 2010
- 23: OA News: November 22, 2010
- 21: African visit statistics reflect cable, Linux, Java discrepancies
- 20: Chad still on pace for ICT policy goals
- 20: OA News: November 17-20, 2010
- 20: Some brief thoughts on Africa’s digital download future
- 16: OA News: November 14-16, 2010
- 13: Seychellois President speaks on SEAS cable
- 11: Internet Penetration vs. Human Development Index, 2010
- 10: OA News: November 10, 2010
- 08: ITU’s ‘The World in 2010: ICT Facts and Figures’
- 08: OA News: November 8, 2010
- 07: OA News: November 5-7, 2010
- 06: Google Keyword Trends, 2010 vs. 2009
- 04: Video: TEDx Nairobi – Julie Gichuru
- 03: OA News: November 3, 2010
- 03: Corruption Perceptions Index vs. Internet Penetration
- 02: OA News: November 1, 2010
October 2010
- 30: OA News: October 27-30, 2010
- 28: Google Baraza
- 27: OA News: October 26, 2010
- 24: One year of following African ICT news
- 24: OA News: October 19-24, 2010
- 23: Can Africa avoid perilously simple passwords?
- 18: OA News: October 18, 2010
- 18: Revisiting Connect Africa Summit’s goals
- 17: OA News: October 17, 2010
- 15: Video of Emeagwali: Storytelling vs. History Making
- 14: For how long can Africa’s 17 year ‘digital lag’ remain constant?
- 13: OA News: October 13-14, 2010
- 11: City Profile: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
- 11: OA News: October 11, 2010
- 09: How ADSL works in South Africa
- 09: East Africa and Namibia have the proper mindset
- 08: OA News: October 8, 2010
- 07: OA News: October 7, 2010
- 05: Will Google’s Webp image format benefit Africa?
- 04: Charted: African ‘Facebook Index’ by nation
- 01: OA News: October 1, 2010
September 2010
- 30: African tech startups go 0-for-3 at Seedcamp Week
- 30: O ICT
- 28: OA News: September 26-27, 2010
- 23: Will the public ever hear (or care) about IPv6?
- 22: OA News: September 22-23, 2010
- 21: ict@innovation FOSS Stories at Idlelo 2010
- 21: The Leland Initiative
- 20: OA News: September 21, 2010
- 19: Country ICT Roundup (mid-August to mid-September)
- 19: OA News: September 19, 2010
- 17: OA News: September 17, 2010
- 15: OA News: September 15, 2010
- 07: More predictions of the African Internet, 1996-1998
- 05: OA News: September 2-5, 2010
- 05: Top search terms on Mauritian search engine
- 05: Uniquely African search engines
- 03: City Profile: Ibadan, Nigeria
- 01: OA News: September 1, 2010
August 2010
- 31: World Databank: Fixed Broadband Users
- 31: World Databank: Fixed Broadband (per 100)
- 31: World Databank: African Internet Users (per 100)
- 31: World Databank: African Internet Users
- 31: World Databank: ICT Expenditure (% GDP)
- 30: Various charts from Google labs public data
- 30: How to explore World Bank’s Africa Development Indicators
- 29: Free access to Nigeria’s ‘Sun News Online’ web stats
- 29: Africa’s life cycle assessment (LCA) initiatives, past and present
- 28: OA News: August 28, 2010
- 26: OA News: August 26, 2010
- 26: Clever advertisement for eTXT service (email to SMS)
- 26: AVG ranks safest web-surfing nations; as usual, take with a grain of salt
- 25: OA News: August 25, 2010
- 23: OA News: August 23, 2010
- 22: OA News: August 22, 2010
- 22: A reminder to keep web content up-to-date
- 21: OA News: August 21, 2010
- 18: OA News: August 16-18, 2010
- 17: Google, Microsoft Africa blogs relatively dormant
- 14: OA News: August 14, 2010
- 12: Visitors to Africa will soon book more travel online
- 07: OA News: August 7, 2010
- 03: OA News: August 3, 2010
July 2010
- 31: OA News: July 28-31, 2010
- 28: OA News: July 27, 2010
- 27: Charting the number of African domains by country
- 24: OA News: July 24, 2010
- 22: CNBC’s interview with IMPACT Chairman on African cybersecurity
- 20: OA News: July 19, 2010
- 18: OA News: July 11-18, 2010
- 08: Listing the African Leaders active on Facebook (July 2010)
- 06: Wired Magazine user comments display typical perception of African tech
- 06: PBS Newshour examines SA’s ‘technical divide’
- 05: OA News: July 5, 2010
- 05: Rwanda Computer Bus
- 05: Finland’s Broadband Law
- 03: OA News: July 1-3, 2010
June 2010
- 29: OA News: June 28, 2010
- 28: Reminder: Don’t get hung up on statistics
- 25: The Kuyu Project: A new digital literacy initiative
- 23: OA News: June 23, 2010
- 22: OA News: June 22, 2010
- 16: OA News: June 15-16, 2010
- 13: World Cup to showcase video streaming capabilities
- 12: Recent Twitter trends for African nations in the World Cup
- 12: OA News: June 8-11, 2010
- 05: Video: Ministerial Meeting on the Transformational Power of ICT for Africa
- 03: Figure: Evolution of Cell Phone Market Structure
- 03: OA News: June 3, 2010
- 02: OA News: June 1, 2010
May 2010
- 31: OA News: May 31, 2010
- 31: Mauritania’s outlook no longer on hold
- 30: For better or for worse, Western Sahara’s Internet future is with Morocco
- 29: Chart: National ICT plans by region, recent vs. last decade
- 28: OA News: May 27, 2010
- 26: OA News: May 21-25, 2010
- 20: Scanned international connectivity map, 1995
- 20: Panafrican Research Agenda on the Pedagogical Integeration of ICTs Observatory
- 19: OA News: May 19, 2010
- 19: OA News: May 17-19, 2010
- 18: City Profile: Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire
- 17: OA News: May 17, 2010
- 15: OA News: May 14-15, 2010
- 14: Video: Bridges to the Future Initiative
- 13: OA News: May 13, 2010
- 12: Video: 2010 International Conference on ICT for Africa
- 12: OA News: May 12, 2010
- 11: Are abortion law and ICT policy at all connected?
- 10: OA News: May 10, 2010
- 08: Nigerian President Yar’Adua’s direct contributions to ICT
- 08: OA News: May 8, 2010
- 08: OA News: May 5-6, 2010
- 05: OA News: May 5, 2010
- 03: OA News: May 3, 2010
April 2010
- 30: OA News: April 30, 2010
- 27: OA News: April 27, 2010
- 26: OA News: April 27, 2010
- 24: Article Summary: “Namibia at 20″
- 23: OA News: April 20-22, 2010
- 20: Timeline: Microsoft in Africa, 1992-Present
- 19: OA News: April 16-19, 2010
- 14: OA News: April 14, 2010
- 12: OA News: April 12, 2010
- 12: City Profile: Khartoum, Sudan
- 09: OA News: April 9-10, 2010
- 08: OA News: April 8-9, 2010
- 08: Respond favorably to Madonna in Malawi
- 07: OA News: April 8, 2010
- 07: Will Africa waste precious bandwidth on adult sites?
- 06: OA News: April 6-7, 2010
- 06: OA News: April 6, 2010
- 03: OA News: April 3, 2010
- 01: OA News: April 2, 2010
- 01: OA News: April 1, 2010
March 2010
- 31: Video: East Africa Report – ICT in Kenya
- 31: OA News: March 30, 2010 Part II
- 30: City Profile: Kinshasa “Kin la Belle”, DRC
- 29: OA News: March 30, 2010
- 27: OA News: March 27, 2010
- 26: Demand, resources limit African web design…for now
- 24: OA News: March 24, 2010
- 22: Video: A third undersea fibre cable reaches Kenya – NTVKenya
- 22: OA News: March 22, 2010
- 20: OA Goal: Track down ICT happenings in Central Africa, underrepresented nations
- 19: OA News: March 19, 2010
- 17: OA News: March 17, 2010
- 17: Africa needs to act on investors’ concerns
- 16: OA News: March 16, 2010
- 15: OA News: March 15, 2010
- 13: Survey: Traditional communication, patience still strong
- 12: OA News: March 12, 2010
- 12: Notable points from PanAf Edu’s newsletter
- 11: Early March ICT video round-up
- 11: OA News: March 10, 2010
- 10: Pondering Africa’s digital camera
- 09: OA News: March 9, 2010
- 08: OA News: March 8, 2010
- 07: Fun with cost-effective image manipulation
- 05: OA News: March 5-6, 2010
- 03: OA News: March 3, 2010
- 03: OA News: March 2, 2010
- 02: Evoke: The online game to empower Africa
- 01: OA News: March 1, 2010
February 2010
- 27: Summary of a summary: Nigeria’s ICT Quiz
- 27: OA News: February 26-27, 2010
- 26: Africa should want its own ad networks
- 25: OA News: February 25, 2010
- 24: Must read: ‘African Languages in a Digital Age’
- 23: OA News: February 24, 2010
- 22: OA News: February 19-21, 2010
- 18: OA News: February 18, 2010
- 17: Hot Topic: China and Africa
- 16: OA News: February 16, 2010
- 15: Connect Africa Zambia
- 12: OA News: February 12, 2010
- 09: OA News: February 9, 2010
- 01: OA News: February 1, 2010
January 2010
- 30: OA News: January 30, 2010
- 29: OA News: January 28, 2010
- 29: OA News: January 27, 2010
- 25: OA News: January 26, 2010
- 22: OA News: January 21, 2010
- 19: OA News: January 19, 2010
- 18: OA News: January 18, 2010
- 16: Deceptive data: Website popularity statistics in Sub-Saharan Africa
- 14: OA News: Janaury 14, 2010
- 13: OA News: January 13, 2010
- 12: OA News: January 12, 2010
- 12: Technology Leapfrogging: Theory vs. Reality
- 11: OA News: January 11, 2010
- 09: OA News: January 9, 2010
- 08: In America, a collaborative method of connecting rural areas to broadband
- 07: OA News: January 8, 2010
- 06: OA News: January 7, 2010
- 06: The African Virtual School and e-learning
- 05: OA News: January 6, 2010
- 04: OA News: January 5, 2010
December 2009
- 31: To think 10 years ago it was a feat to have all 54 countries online…
- 31: OA News: December 31, 2009
- 30: OA News: December 30, 2009
- 29: OA News: December 29, 2009
- 25: Recent ICT blog posts and articles
- 25: A look at pre-Internet Christmas ICT
- 24: OA News: December 24, 2009
- 21: OA News: December 21, 2009
- 20: Seacom’s post popular broadband competion entry
- 19: OA News: December 19, 2009
- 18: OA News: December 18, 2009
- 17: OA News: December 17, 2009
- 16: OA News: December 16, 2009
- 14: OA News: December 14, 2009
- 14: Some images of cyber cafés, sorted by country
- 13: The truth behind ‘friendly competition’
- 11: OA News: December 11, 2009
- 10: If an African ICT magazine launches, does anyone hear it?
- 10: OA News: December 10, 2009
- 09: OA News: December 9, 2009
- 08: OA News: December 7-8, 2009
- 06: OA News: December 6-7, 2009
- 04: OA News: December 4, 2009
- 04: IDRC: Innovations for ICTs in Africa
- 03: OA News: December 3, 2009
- 03: ‘Riskiest domains’ list should be taken with a grain of salt
- 02: OA News: December 2, 2009
- 01: OA News: December 1, 2009
November 2009
- 28: OA News: November 28, 2009
- 27: OA News: November 27, 2009
- 27: A look back at West Africa’s RIOnet
- 26: OA News: November 26, 2009
- 25: Illiterate? Not a problem with voice applications
- 25: OA News: November 25, 2009
- 24: OA News: November 24, 2009
- 23: OA News: November 23, 2009
- 22: OA News: November 22, 2009
- 21: OA News: November 21, 2009
- 20: OA News: November 20, 2009
- 20: South African start-ups could use more original ideas
- 19: OA News: November 19, 2009
- 19: Why Africa won’t need iTunes
- 18: OA News: November 18, 2009
- 17: East Africa Report – Digital Marketplace
- 17: OA News: November 17, 2009
- 16: Use ‘ICT for social inclusion’ instead of ‘digital divide’
- 16: OA News: November 16, 2009
- 16: A quick look at gender and ICT
- 15: OA News: November 15, 2009
- 14: OA News: November 14, 2009
- 13: OA News: November 13, 2009
- 13: Do sharks still bite undersea fiber optic cables?
- 12: OA News: November 12, 2009
- 11: OA News: November 11, 2009
- 11: Africa should consider publishing more weekend online news
- 10: OA News: November 10, 2009
- 08: OA News: November 9, 2009
- 07: Do 1% of Beninians and Ethiopians with Internet access really visit anti-fraud sites?
- 07: OA News: November 7, 2009
- 06: OA News: November 6, 2009
- 06: Cable theft extends from copper to fibre, costs millions
- 05: OA News: November 5, 2009
- 05: Predictions of the African Internet, 1994-1998
- 04: OA News: November 4, 2009
- 04: Where to look for online ICT groups
- 03: OA News: November 3, 2009
- 03: Electronic waste recycling faces challenges
- 03: Key African ICT Terms
- 02: OA News: November 2, 2009
- 01: OA News: November 1, 2009
October 2009
- 31: Africa4All to strengthen Parliament-public ties
- 30: OA News: October 30, 2009
- 29: Cost before bandwidth or is it the other way around?
- 29: OA News: October 29, 2009
- 28: Using Google News to estimate online ICT attention
- 28: Kenya Country Page Created
- 28: OA News: October 28, 2009
- 27: OA News: October 27, 2009
- 26: Using ICT to boost the economy (don’t forget the youth!)
- 26: OA News: October 26-27, 2009
- 25: Integrating agriculture and ICT
- 25: Work in progress: An outline of factors
- 25: List: Social networks used in Africa
- 25: OA News: October 25, 2009
- 24: Epic Change and the TwitterKids of Tanzania
- 24: OA News: October 24, 2009
- 24: Branding Africa’s Internet
- 23: OA News: October 23, 2009
- 23: Now optimized for non-English language, low-bandwidth
- 22: OA News: October 22, 2009
- 21: OA News: October 21, 2009
- 21: Worth the Wait: YouTube, Facebook, and Blogger
- 20: BBC Report: Kenya Gets Broadband
- 20: OA News: October 20, 2009
- 20: Trends from Google’s Keyword Tool
- 19: Designing websites for low bandwidth
- 19: OA News: October 19, 2009
- 18: OA News: October 18-19, 2009
- 18: Twitter and Africa: A difficult relationship to track
- 17: OA News: October 17, 2009
- 16: OA News: October 16, 2009
- 16: Africa must settle for more than basic Internet access
- 15: OA News: October 15, 2009
- 14: OA News: October 14, 2009
- 13: OA News: October 13, 2009
- 12: OA News: October 12, 2009
- 12: Stats from the Wayback Machine
- 07: Map : Color-coded Internet Penetration
- 07: Table : Internet Penetration vs. HDI, 2009
- 07: Chart : Internet Penetration vs. Human Development Index, 2009
- 07: Chart : Dial-up Cost vs. GDP per Capita, 2000
- 06: Chart : Internet Penetration, 2000-2008
- 01: Homing Pigeon vs. South African Internet
September 2009
August 2009
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