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Africa’s growing number of startup events and competitions
September 22, 2012 ♦ 5 Comments
Africa’s growing number of startup events and competitions

The number of African weekends devoted to creating startup companies and apps has grown tremendously since 2010.

Few African digital projects on Kickstarter, Indiegogo
September 17, 2012 ♦ 2 Comments
Few African digital projects on Kickstarter, Indiegogo

A handful of African tech-oriented projects exist on crowdfunding sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. More are needed.

Angolans begin to embrace Internet for elections
August 31, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on Angolans begin to embrace Internet for elections
Angolans begin to embrace Internet for elections

The 2012 election proved to be the most technologically savvy in Angolan history.

Academic publications shed light on Internet usage in rural Zambia
August 22, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on Academic publications shed light on Internet usage in rural Zambia

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

The windy road to Africa’s gTLD (.africa)
July 30, 2012 ♦ Comments Off on The windy road to Africa’s gTLD (.africa)

The implementation of the .africa gTLD is far from near, even if the planned date of operation is 2013.

Startup Weekend enables companies to be created in 54 hours – even in Africa
July 20, 2012 ♦ 2 Comments
Startup Weekend enables companies to be created in 54 hours – even in Africa

At least 12 Startup Weekends will occur in Sub-Saharan Africa during a 14-month stretch from September 2011 to November 2012.