Why is that Africa, of all places, is ‘mobile first,’ and how are mobile phones changing lives for everyone there?

In 2013 we came across exactly 4,266 newsworthy articles, stories, posts, and features on African Internet progress. Many provided only a quick update, but just as many gave an in-depth look into how Africans are engaging with technology.

Part two of this week’s African tech news round-up consists of 30 stories about how technology is changing Africa.

Dalberg Global Development Advisors, with support from Google, surveyed more than 1,300 businesses in Senegal, Ghana, Kenya, and Nigeria as part of the April 2013 “Impact of the Internet in Africa” report.

A handful of inspirational quotes made by leaders in the African tech space in August 2012.

Highlights from the World Bank’s recent report titled, Information and Communications for Development 2012: Maximizing Mobile.