3G for Djibouti, Ivory Coast; joint 4G licensing in Kenya; LTE not 4G in South Africa; Bharti brings 2G/3G to 7 nations; 18% annual mobile growth in Africa

Standard Group Kenya’s KTN Business recently aired a video segment on Seacom’s planned upgrade of its undersea cable to cope with growing demand on the eastern seaboard of Africa. Mark Simpson, the new Chief Executive Officer at SEACOM, says that the advent of 4G services will mean that additional demand …

Ghana’s ICT initiatives, Kenyan fiber projects: will SEACOM, TEAMS, or EASSy succeed?, broadband investment in Ethiopia (via U.S. or China?)

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

Ethiopian efforts to develop its monopolistic ICT sector, Rwanda’s drive for tech in East Africa, Kenya positions itself as African broadband leader.

The U.S. observes Tunisian Internet censorship, the arrival of broadband in Kenya, and South African political parties online.