Invest in African tech!, SA’s active social media stats, Tanzanian e-government, LTE for Ghana, 10 Nokia stats, a word from Guinea

An overwhelming volume of stories this week, many from SA & East Africa

Without assistance, it can be difficult to configure handsets for the mobile Internet. Would-be mobile Internet users often need help to get online. Navigating a phone requires a calibrated series of button pushes – a daunting task for those only starting out with electronic devices. Sure, a user manual could …

Pivot25, Broadband for Burundi/Somalia/Southern Sudan, e-tourism quickly gains steam, the benefit of West African backbone, the MXit story

Barcamp Benin, “new colonialism”, IPv6 Day, MTN growth, new cybercafe business model, mHealth reports, women in tech on the rise, Visa enters m-banking, ITU report

Stories from Angola, Botswana, DRC, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Somalia, SA, Tunisia, Zambia, and Zim