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OA News: April 14 – May 25, 2014
May 25, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on OA News: April 14 – May 25, 2014

African ICT news headlines, perspectives, and briefs from the past six weeks represent 44 countries.

Online Africa Weekly Top 10: the ‘hype cycle’, attracting tech investment, Net Neutrality, a mobile health infographic, and more
May 23, 2014 ♦ Comments Off on Online Africa Weekly Top 10: the ‘hype cycle’, attracting tech investment, Net Neutrality, a mobile health infographic, and more
Online Africa Weekly Top 10: the ‘hype cycle’, attracting tech investment, Net Neutrality, a mobile health infographic, and more

Our top 10 stories from the past week features the ‘hype cycle’, attracting tech investment, Net Neutrality, a mobile health infographic, and more.

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.

Online Africa Weekly Top 10: tech hubs, iGDP, literacy, online freedom, and more
May 3, 2014 ♦ 2 Comments
Online Africa Weekly Top 10: tech hubs, iGDP, literacy, online freedom, and more

Our top 10 stories from the past week feature themes relating to tech hubs, iGDP, literacy, online freedom, and more.

Online Africa Weekly Top 10: elections, tablets, transparency, free Wi-Fi, and more
April 22, 2014 ♦ One Comment
Online Africa Weekly Top 10: elections, tablets, transparency, free Wi-Fi, and more

Our top 10 stories from the past week feature themes relating to elections, tablets, transparency, free Wi-Fi, and more.

Few requests for Facebook, Google user information from African governments in 2013
April 18, 2014 ♦ One Comment
Few requests for Facebook, Google user information from African governments in 2013

Despite reports of online surveillance, relatively few African governments – 8 to be exact – requested user information or content removal from Facebook or Google.