Chad is now connected to the SAT-3 cable via Cameroon as part of the Central African Backbone project. DRC faces public-private challenges.

Instead of a post on how Malians are using social media to promote the now-delayed April 29th, 2012 presidential elections, we turn to see how social media has been used to spread information of a military coup on March 22, 2012.

We’ve counted at least 66 articles and updates about African Internet progress over the course of just 10 days. We’re glad to see such optimism as many regions become centers for tech business and e-learning.

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

A heavy news week from the largest nations: 58 articles from 15+ countries!

This week’s news covers 20+ countries: ICT centers, broadband infrastructure plans, social media, Senegal elections, cyber security, and more