The Chadian blogging scene is heating up and the end of the year saw a Barcamp, an Internet governance forum, and an Internet festival targeted at youth.

Youth in Swaziland are turning to social media as an alternative to mainstream media but many are unaware of its dangers.

The 3rd Nigeria Internet Governance Forum (NIGF) was held in June 2014, focusing on the theme of youth empowerment.

Last month, Rwandan President Paul Kagame wrote an editorial that stresses the need to empower youth through technology to ensure economic growth for Africa.

Released online last year, the documentary “Broad Band Africa” shows the perspective that people in rural areas of Tanzania have on the use of ICT.

The fifth session of its kind, East Africa Internet Governance Forum (EAIGF) 2012 aimed to promote the multi-stakeholder model for further Internet development in Africa.