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Post Archive for May 2014

Subscribe to our favorite African tech Twitter lists
May 18, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on Subscribe to our favorite African tech Twitter lists

A quick recap of our 9 Twitter lists to more easily track African Internet updates.

Learning from Swaziland’s tumultuous Internet past (timeline + stats)
May 15, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on Learning from Swaziland’s tumultuous Internet past (timeline + stats)

A recent presentation by the managing director of Real Image, one of Swaziland’s leading Internet Service Providers, sheds light on Swaziland’s internet history.

Online Africa Weekly Top 10: mobile money, tech ecosystems, local content, solar power, and more
May 12, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on Online Africa Weekly Top 10: mobile money, tech ecosystems, local content, solar power, and more

Our top 10 stories from the past week feature themes relating to mobile money, tech ecosystems, local content, solar power, and more.

Video roundup: empowering education in Burundi, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda plus Togo’s 3D printer
May 11, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on Video roundup: empowering education in Burundi, Ghana, Mali, Nigeria, Rwanda, and Uganda plus Togo’s 3D printer

14 videos shared on YouTube and Vimeo by various sources between February 2014 – May 2014 highlight the diverse ways in which the internet is poised to improve African society.

Infrastructure investment and citizen awareness are needed to encourage Mozambique’s internet development
May 7, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on Infrastructure investment and citizen awareness are needed to encourage Mozambique’s internet development
Infrastructure investment and citizen awareness are needed to encourage Mozambique’s internet development

The Mozambican Government has made reforms to support national Internet development. Despite these steps, the nation still lags much of the continent in terms of connectivity.

Dominant African mobile operators usually offer cheapest domestic mobile product
May 6, 2014 ♦ One Comment
Dominant African mobile operators usually offer cheapest domestic mobile product

In 2014, there is a trend in African telcommunication markets towards data offerings. At least eight countries have introduced prepaid bundle services.