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

Google street view for Botswana, Comoros Internet advances, new management for .gh domain, Guinea’s hopes for ACE backbone, Nigeria encourages fixed-line growth, broadband in SA still means 256kbps, censorship looms in Tunisia, and more.

Smartphones still cost at least $50 and service charges put 3G out of reach for most, even if the service is technically available. LTE, therefore, will be out of reach for 99.9% of Africans.

Gathering the top African Internet development news stories of the week

Zimbabwe, Egypt, Malawi, Ghana, Kenya, Rwanda, Namibia, Nigeria, Swaziland, Angola, Ghana, Uganda, South Africa, West Africa

Generally speaking, heavily Francophone African nations face an extra challenge in communicating developments to the global community. How can they overcome this barrier?