According to the Java.net Projects site, 14 African JUGs have existed since 2011. Abidjan, Faso, and Algeria appear to be the most active chapters.

Amid discussion that many African apps do not live much beyond their competition, we’ve decided to see how the winners of 2012’s Google Android Developer Challenge are doing a year later.

From Klout influencer scores, we can find general trends about how active online media is within a country and in general, how many engaged social media users exist.

Emmanuel Aswan, the ‘web-mayor’ of will now work with a core Ivorian online community to create a safe, welcoming, and productive environment for all Ivorian web users.

A forum held in Khartoum, Sudan concludes that digital media can have a voice despite limited press freedom in the country.

Numerous groups operating in Africa have strong allegiances to the Anonymous hacktivist group. They tend to focus on protecting human rights.