3G action: Airtel in Rwanda, Algerian license bidding, Gambian expansion; 4G licensing in South Africa & Kenya, costs addressed in Kenya, Nigeria; new smartphones abound

29 stories from Algeria, Ghana, Kenya, Libya, Mauritius, Namibia, Nigeria, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Swaziland, Tunisia, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Stories from Angola, Botswana, DRC, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, SA, Tunisia, Zambia, and Zim

Excerpts and tech snippets from Algeria (telecom goals), Burundi (infrastructure), Cameroon (mobile Twitter ban), Eritrea (Internet freedom), Ethiopia (tech city), Ghana.

So far, only two-and-a-half World Cup groups have played matches, which means that out of the 6 African teams in the tournament, only South Africa and Nigeria have played. Both Algeria and Ghana will play in a matter of hours, but Cameroon will wait another day, and Cote d’Ivoire another …

The Internet’s future in Western Sahara has always been at the fate of politics.