Emmanuel Aswan, the ‘web-mayor’ of will now work with a core Ivorian online community to create a safe, welcoming, and productive environment for all Ivorian web users.

Cote d’Ivoire’s Internet exchange point (IXP) has been nonoperational since 2009 but will soon become live once again.

In many African nations, relative web search interest for a head of state exceeds that of a top footballer – but only slightly.

Snippets of the weekly tech/Internet/mobile/computing developments in over 20 African nations.

ICT policy for Benin, e-Algerie, robust e-services in Kenya, Mozambique signs agreement with SEACOM, Egyptian Internet makes gains in 2011, 4G drama in Namibia, Congolese tablet goes on sale, and much more.

Internet, mobile, fibre, and telecoms developments from Ivory Coast, Kenya, Malawi, Morocco, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe.