The days of high-latency satellite Internet are slowly drawing to a close in urban areas. One example is Malabo, the capital of Equatorial Guinea.

Arab Social Media Report, produced by the Dubai School of Government’s Governance and Innovation Program, analyzes usage trends of online social networking across the Arab region.

A curated weekly selection of online media headlines highlighting the spirit of African technology.

Three recent academic publications analyze the Internet habits of 300 users in rural Macha, Zambia.

In rural Segbwema, Sierra Leone, nine computers are to bring Internet access to the 8,000 citizens.

July 2012’s East Africa Internet Governance Forum heard two presentations from Burundi: one recapping Burundi’s recent national IGF and another from the telecom regulator.