The 2012 Web Index measures the Web’s growth, utility, and impact on the people of 18 African nations.

Comparing data from December 2011 with numbers from October 2010, we find that more editors are needed for 42 languages spoken in Africa.

Google continues to work on making the Internet be part of everyday life in Africa. They are serious about Africa and their strategy is simple: get users online by developing a relevant, accessible, vibrant and self-sufficient Internet ecosystem. The current focus is to strengthen the African developer community …

Over the years, numerous African philosophers have weighed-in on the perceived role ICT should take in Africa. Does electronic ICT in Africa liberate the African culture? Is it contributing to the destruction of Africa’s heritage?

In October 2009, a group of Class 5 students from Shepherds Junior School in Arusha, Tanzania took the Internet by storm when they signed on to Twitter. Affectionately known as the TwitterKids, this group continues to interact via social media.

Who doesn’t enjoy a good story? That reaction is the basis of an educational initiative started in mid-2010 that now plans to utilize the power of the story to spur innovation.