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Post Archive for May 2012

Video: Get to know Lusaka, Zambia’s BongoHive
May 25, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on Video: Get to know Lusaka, Zambia’s BongoHive

In this video, Lukonga Lindunda and Bart Cornille, the co-founders of BongoHive explain the impetus behind the Zambian tech hub.

Ugandan schools likely have a computer although training lags
May 24, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on Ugandan schools likely have a computer although training lags

A recent article in Uganda’s The Observer shed light on the shortage of both computers and trained teachers in the nation’s schools.

Quick facts from Akamai’s ‘The State of the Internet, Q4 2011’ Report
May 23, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on Quick facts from Akamai’s ‘The State of the Internet, Q4 2011’ Report
Quick facts from Akamai’s ‘The State of the Internet, Q4 2011’ Report

A summary of broadband data from the quarterly Akamai State of the Internet report as it relates to Africa.

Monitor the online social sentiment behind the Egyptian presidential elections
May 22, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on Monitor the online social sentiment behind the Egyptian presidential elections
Monitor the online social sentiment behind the Egyptian presidential elections

Perhaps the best way to monitor social action revolving around Egyptian voting on the 23rd and 24th is via DataSift, a platform that collects, filters, and analyzes large volumes of social data.

OA News: May 8-22, 2012 (Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Misc.)
May 22, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on OA News: May 8-22, 2012 (Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Misc.)

African Internet and tech articles from Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Africa at-large from May 2012.

OA News: May 8-22, 2012
May 22, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on OA News: May 8-22, 2012

84 African tech stories from 30+ countries appeared on our radar during mid-May 2012.