Raising awareness of African Internet developments to non-Africans requires visibility, interest, and a degree of seriousness. For example, an article published July 5th by Wired Magazine online touts the arrival of Main One in West Africa and explains how the cable should improve access and reduce access costs. Better education …

Google & YouTube expand presence in Africa, Nigerian stats & hope from new President, Angola’s ICT goals

Reasons for Francophone Africa’s ICT lag, Korea and World Bank sign contract

How the Internet will enhance libraries, Burundi stats, e-degrees on the horizon in Kenya

A recent study of Ghana’s overall culture, including Internet adoption and practices, provides some interesting insights into communications trends and how citizens use mobile phones and the Internet. Balancing Act Africa recently summarized some of the more interesting results:

mobile users still prefer voice calls over SMS – those who understood …

PanAf Edu Vol. 2, N°1 on ICT research in education in Africa (27pp, 3.5MB) is a must-read for those interested in the field of African education. The publication contains a dozen first-hand reports focus on how computer-based ICT has been utilized in West African secondary schools. All articles in the …