The most often tagged African nations on oAfrica.com, October 2009-March 2010. Click to enlarge

A chart listing the  most frequently mentioned nations on this site shows:

• South Africa, Nigeria, and Kenya have many newsworthy stories
• Regionally, East Africa produces the most news articles and ICT updates/opinions
• oAfrica.com does not focus on North Africa (for a variety of reasons)
• An absence of Central African nations – none of these nations appear in more than 3 posts in the past five months
• Many smaller nations are overshadowed by larger neighbors in terms of online ICT exposure. An example is how Ghana’s large West African presence and online media resources may prevent smaller West African nations from having their voices heard.

The larger question remains: do underrepresented nations on oAfrica.com lack ICT developments or do they lack online news exposure? Stay tuned…