The second part of this week’s African Internet news round-up consists of 44 stories that focus on African ICT trends. The following stories examine general themes that can be applied to almost every African country. Especially common were stories on Google’s growing presence across the continent.

General Africa

• Spectrum harmonisation key to telecom growth {GhanaWeb}
• Telecoms to remain key driver of African economy {ITWeb}
• E-learning ‘on the rise’ in Africa {Virtual College}
• GOOD 100: Meet Ory Okolloh, Nurturing the Future Female Leaders of Africa {GOOD Magazine}
• 7 Trends in Global Internet Growth You Can’t Afford to Ignore {Huffington Post}
• 20 Important African Startups to Watch {Mashable}
• The limited promise of 4G: What does the LTE switch-on mean for Africa? {ZDNet}
• Microsoft Corporation (MSFT), Google Inc (GOOG): Companies Are Investing in … {Insider Monkey}
• True 4G is here {ITWeb}
• Why 2G is Africa’s mobile future {TechCentral}
• Africa ‘is a significant contributor to global innovation’ {BDlive}
• Affordable smartphones for the African market {The Africa Report (blog)}
• Telecoms to drive Africa {Gadget}
• Why Google’s African broadband initiative isn’t about philanthropy {BGR}
• Google Africa broadband initiative analysis {BGR}
• ITU research figures “distorted” – Research ICT Africa {HumanIPO}
• Should Africa beware tech companies bearing gifts? {The Guardian}
• Africa on the brink of a smartphone revolution {The Media Online}
• Mobile phones revolutionise youth creativity {The Africa Report}
• Learning from a mobile way of life in Africa {AFX News}
• ITNewsAfrica’s top ten stories of the week {IT News Africa}
• Looking for the Next Mobile Health Hub? How about Africa? {MDDI}
• Survey of ICT and Education in Africa {infoDev}
• ICT skills for world’s largest refugee camp {Microsoft on the Issues}
• African Journalists using Social Media to find stories {Contador Harrison}
• Africa’s digital music 3G streaming expanding {Contador Harrison}
• Google’s balloon-based wireless networks may not be a crazy idea {Ars Technica}
• African Expansion – Crucial to the Strategic Growth of ICT Providers … {Telecom Speak}
• 5 things African governments can do to stimulate startup ecosystems {Ventureburn}
• The Future of Africa’s Mobile Money Industry {Africa Strictly Business}
• Africa’s Mobile Millenium – Part 1 {YouTube}
• Telecoms to remain key driver of African economy {ITWeb}
• African Voices On the Digital Revolution {AllAfrica.com}
• The Resilience of Internet Connectivity in East and South Africa: A … {Connection Management}
• Cisco VNI forecast: India will have highest IP traffic growth rate with 44 … {Telecom Lead}
• Technology Can Help Africa Leap-Frog Development Challenges {AllAfrica.com}
• Google Invades Africa {Popular Science}
• Roundup: African governments seek to collaborate on cyber security {Global Times}
• ELearning Africa conference to kick off in Namibia this week {Technology Zimbabwe}
• AfDB: technology can help Africa leapfrog development challenges {BiztechAfrica}
• E-commerce in Africa: An Infographic {CP-Africa}
• African Virtual University holds computer science education workshop {HumanIPO}
• Africa’s diverse languages a unique challenge for developers {HumanIPO}
• Day One of OGP Africa Meeting {OGP Africa}