Tracking ICT progress on a granular level across the African continent is a time-consuming process, and even then certain stories go unnoticed. It is especially difficult to keep up with national news from nations with a smaller online media presence. The majority of stories indexing for ‘Africa ICT’ or ‘Africa Internet’ revolve around broad themes of undersea cables, foreign investment, regional conferences, or South Africa. Here is an attempt to gather a variety of stories that have been left out of weekly oAfrica news posts. There are 52, to be exact:

Algeria:

• e-Books still at an early stage {University World News}
• New e-infrastructure to bolster science {University World News}
• GCC to invest $3tr in infrastructure {Khaleej Times via Zawya}

Benin:

• Maroc Telecom to rival FT for Benin Telecoms stake {TeleGeography}

Botswana:

• Botswana adds 24,000 mobile subscribers in four months {TelecomPaper}
• Changing our shopping experience {The Botswana Gazette}

Burkina Faso:

• Write for Rights – Burkina Faso {Amnesty International LiveWire}

Congo (Rep. of):

• Helping the Environment, Healing a Region {New York Times}
• Calling Congo: Skype Slims Software for Aid Expats {ABC News}

Democratic Republic of the Congo:

• Crise financière internationale et le secteur congolais des télécommunications {Afrique en ligne}
• Vodacom May Sell Congo Unit to Resolve Funding Dispute {Bloomberg}
• The true cost of your new Christmas laptop? Ask the eastern Congolese {Guardian (UK)}

Egypt:

• Broadband User Base to Witness Incredible Growth in Egypt {SBWire}
• Intel optimistic about local ICT sector for 2011 {The Daily News Egypt}
• Egypt to get an internet boost in 2011 {The Daily News Egypt via Zamwa}
• Telecom Egypt appoints 3 senior vice presidents {Reuters Africa}
• Etisalat, Airtel launch fibre optic cable from India to Europe {The Economic Times}
• Mossad agent ‘brought down Egypt’s internet’ {The Telegraph}

Ghana:

• Using Ghana (Customs-CEPS) For Internet Fraud, Scam And 419 {GhanaWeb}
• First online business fair in Ghana begins March 2011 {Ghana Business News}

Kenya:

• Women IT Geeks Click in Men’s Domain {Daily Nation via allAfrica}
• CCK rules out paying for repair of cables {Business Daily}
• Kenya’s astonishing internet growth: Six key trends to watch {memeburn}
• Automated trading systems bring Nairobi SE to desktops, Internet and mobiles {African Capital Markets News}

Mauritania:

• UN, Islamists & Communists Push Global Internet Regime {The New American}

Morocco:

• Morocco dismantles terror cell {Magharebia}
• Morocco, Korea cooperating on tech initiatives {Bikyamasr}

Nigeria:

• 2010: Another exciting year for telecoms firms {The Nation}
• InfoTech: Year of raised hopes…but {Nigerian Compass}
• NigComSat replacement for launch Dec 2011 {Vanguard}
• 3G Broadband-Nigeria: Leveraging on collocation to accelerate 3G broadband {Afrique en ligne}
• Need for FG to catapult ICT development {Daily Sun}
• Issues That Shaped ICT Industry in 2010 [analysis] {TMCNet}
• Learning Application Unveiled {This Day via allAfrica}
• Is it IT sector or ICT sector? {Vanguard}
• Education Minister says ICT is key to attainment of Vision 2020 {World Stage}

Rwanda:

• Multimedia Academy to Open Next Year {The New Times via allAfrica}
• Highlights of Rwanda’s educational achievements, challenges and future direction {The Independent}

Sierra Leone:

• Sierra Leone Information minister appointed spokesman {The Patriotic Vanguard}

Tanzania:

• Tanzania gets ICT university {East African Business Week}
• Misuse of ICT alarms government {The Citizen}
• Tanzania: Internet users get bundle laptops {Africa News}
• Tanzania: The promising future of social media {Global Voices}
• Marriage becoming endangered institution {The Citizen}

Uganda:

• 4G internet in Uganda, a leap of faith {Daily Monitor}
• Kasese Sets Up First Internet Facility {The New Vision via allAfrica}
• Beware of the Disadvantages of Over-Using Technology {The New Vision via allAfrica}

Zimbabwe:

• Econet to grant every subscriber mobile Internet access {News Day}
• The country will by 2014 have a paperless society {The Zimbabwean}
• Tele-density growth in 2010 exceeds target {The Herald}

Misc:

• Harmonise Africa`s customs clearance, experts urge govts {IPP Media}
• Health @ hand: market for mHealth to reach $1.7 billion by 2014 {Voice & Data}