In advance of the Connect Arab Summit which took place in early March 2012, the ITU released a report titled “ICT Adoption and Prospects in the Arab Region.”

A collection of newsworthy stories from 21+ nations on how technology is shaping Africa.

Mauritania may very well have the highest rate of online activism per Internet user.

On our mind this January 31st, 2012 are a range of themes – from the changing Internet cafe demographic to Wikipedia to mobile platforms.

Sierra Leone’s transparency portal, SA targets corruption using new media, mobile begins to negatively impact Internet cafe business, ACE cable brings hope to Liberia, start-ups urged in Zimbabwe, Egyptian protests one year later, terrorists use the Internet in Algeria and Nigeria

For terrorists, the Internet is a double-edged sword. One one hand, it eases the flow of dissent. At the same time, governments and security forces have a new means to intercept illicit transmissions.