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Announcing the African Robotics Network (AFRON)
June 14, 2012 ♦ 2 Comments

The African Robotics Network is a group devoted to bringing robotics to the continent (mainly at the institutional level).

Survey: mLearning in Ghana, Uganda, Morocco most effective via voice, SMS
June 5, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on Survey: mLearning in Ghana, Uganda, Morocco most effective via voice, SMS
Survey: mLearning in Ghana, Uganda, Morocco most effective via voice, SMS

Youth in Ghana, Uganda, and Morocco are content using simple mobile features like voice and SMS to participate in mLearning.

Ugandan schools likely have a computer although training lags
May 24, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on Ugandan schools likely have a computer although training lags

A recent article in Uganda’s The Observer shed light on the shortage of both computers and trained teachers in the nation’s schools.

International Girls In ICT Day celebrated in Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Swaziland, Mali
April 26, 2012 ♦ 4 Comments
International Girls In ICT Day celebrated in Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, Swaziland, Mali

Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Senegal, and Swaziland are holding dedicated events to celebrate Girls in ICT Day.

Liberia’s Saclepea Community Computer Center
April 24, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on Liberia’s Saclepea Community Computer Center

In January 2011, U.S. non-profit West Africa Crossroads Corporation (WACC) helped locals open the Saclepea Community Computer Center.

Senegalese web experts weigh-in on 2012 presidential election
February 11, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on Senegalese web experts weigh-in on 2012 presidential election

Seven Senegalese experts recently weighed in on how social media is being used to promote and discuss the upcoming 2012 elections.