Although there is plenty of ICT news coming out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo these past two months, most reporting revolves around the failure to capture access to the recently launched WACS fibre cable.

Listed in reverse chronological order by country, here is a selection of important ICT headlines from around the continent this week.

11 days and 100+ stories representing no fewer than 28 African nations.

Weekly African tech news roundup with news from 27 different countries.

84 African tech stories from 30+ countries appeared on our radar during mid-May 2012.

On May 11th, 2012, the 14,000km long West Africa Cable System (WACS) went live in Cape Town, South Africa.