July 16th, 2012 was a banner day for news of online progress in Africa.

New data released in June 2012 sheds light on mobile, wireless, and fixed Internet subscriptions in Africa.

A tri-annual analysis of Facebook pages and groups for African heads of state shows the crucial role of social media in elections.

mHealth Africa, a new project to spread healthcare through mobile tech in emerging countries, has started with phenomenal momentum after releasing a top-notch infographic.

Although there is plenty of ICT news coming out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo these past two months, most reporting revolves around the failure to capture access to the recently launched WACS fibre cable.

Recently, Praekelt released a short video overview of the mobile technology landscape in Africa, delivering pertinent statistics that accurately describe the momentum behind mobile.