Over the past ten days, we’ve found 147 stories of how ICT is changing 33+ African nations. Key stories focus on social media’s role in Egyptian politics, e-learning initiatives, and the outlook for African LTE in 2014.

Algeria

• Une Compagnie des infrastructures de télécommunications pour gérer les réseaux de la fibre optique {Ecofin}
• LTE to boost Algeria ARPS {HumanIPO}

Angola

• Angola Cables selects Epsilon for European IP interconnectivity {TeleGeography}

Burkina Faso

• Chantier école collaboratif sous régional, accroitre l’usage des médias sociaux et du web 2.0 dans les organisations paysannes {Burkina NTIC}
• Forum sur la gouvernance de l’internet au service de la paix : une responsabilité partagée des parties prenantes, rôle des OSC {Burkina NTIC}

Cameroon

• Cameroun: le coût d’Internet {Les adresses utiles}
• Lutte contre les arnaques sur internet {Camer.be}

Central African Republic

• Humanitarian Communications in the Central African Republi {ICT Emergency}

Congo

• Inspirational African Entrepreneurship in Mobile Hardware Technology {ICT Works}

Cote D’Ivoire

• Pourquoi promouvoir les bons usages de l’Internet en Côte d’Ivoire {Atelier des médias}
• Cote d’Ivoire to open two internet exchanges {Telecompaper}

DR Congo

• L’inauguration officielle de la station de Moanda marque le début du haut débit {Ecofin}

East Africa

• What can western entrepreneurs learn from East African startups? {The Guardian}
• m:lab East Africa Outcomes – Two Years Later {iHub}

Egypt

• Twitter Translates High-Profile Tweets in Egypt, World {AllThingsD}
• Heard on the Street: Egypt Likes Facebook, but Investors Prefer U.S. {WSJ.com}
• Uncertainty reigns over Egyptian ICT and telecoms sector after coup {HumanIPO}
• Egypt: Telecoms competition intensifies {Oxford Business Group}
• Internet fills the gap as some TV stations shut down in Egypt during transition {PCWorld}
• Rebelbook: A Mix of Technologies Let Dedicated Citizens Change Egypt {Uni-za.com}

Gabon

• After G8, dot GA {Afro-IP}

Gambia

• Tech Needs Girls Campaign in the Gambia {Girls In ICT}
• MPs In Gambia Approves Tough Internet Law {Jollof News}

Ghana

• AdsBrook leapfrogs Ghana into the internet advertising age {Startups FM}
• Comms tax concern in Ghana {BiztechAfrica}
• Ghanaian tech startup takes on Silicon Valley {CNN.com}
• Accra Mayor laments poor reading habit {GBN}
• New Ghanaian ICT centre not for fraud {HumanIPO}
• Alcatel-Lucent and Surfline Communications Ltd deploy first 4G LTE network in West and Central Africa {Alcatel-Lucent}

Kenya

• Kenyan Parents Oppose Laptop Offer for Children {ABC News}
• CCK to Collect Rural ICT Levy From This Month {AllAfrica.com}
• Connecting the Unconnected – Why We Are All 4afrika {AllAfrica.com}
• Umati Final Report Released – Blog {Ushahidi}
• Kenyan teen aims to establish software development school {Sabahionline.com}
• With Konza Techno City planned, could Kenya be Silicon Savannah? {Upstart}
• Kenyan ICT sector looks to revised ICT policy {BiztechAfrica}
• Kenyans spending more timeon internet as charges drop {Coastweek}
• Kenya’s eLimu tablet could revolutionize education in Kenya {Celebrating Progress Africa}
• Chogoria Girls’ Wi-Fi boosting learning {HumanIPO}
• Backhaul optimisation key to Kenya {HumanIPO}
• Kenya’s rainy season affects Safaricom’s backhaul {HumanIPO}
• Kenya launches new portal for investors and developers {HumanIPO}
• Kenya’s Laptops for Children Initiative {IDG Connect}
• How BoP in Kenya Use Phones for Income Generation: Videos {iHub}
• 8 Kenyan blogs you should subscribe to for mobile technology {Techweez}

Liberia

• Prisoners get mobile phones in Liberia {HumanIPO}

Malawi

• Virtual Offices Replacing Internet Cafes {AllAfrica.com}
• Malawi’s government commits to e-payments {ITWeb Africa}

Mauritania

• La Mauritanie accélère le haut débit en stimulant l’investissement privé {World Bank Opinions}
• Best Arabic Blog’ winner tackles extremism {Magharebia}

Mauritius

• Mauritius paves the way for ICT/BPO in Africa {NewsWall}
• Rapport sur les Tic – Internet : 568 900 abonnés enregistrés en 2012 {Defimedia.info}

Mayotte

• Nouveau cap franchi pour GEMTIC {Orange Mayotte}

Morocco

• Inwi lance la première offre wi-fi grand public dès ce 4 juillet {Ecofin}
• Maroc Telecom augmente le débit de l’Internet 3G gratuit de ses forfaits pour un plus grand confort d’utilisation et une meilleure qualité de service {iam.ma}
• MTC Decreases Data Bundle Price, More for Less {AllAfrica.com}
• Namibia seeks partners in rural schools ICT programme {BiztechAfrica}
• Massive 3G usage drove us to LTE in Namibia {HumanIPO}
• MTC Namibia in aggressive LTE push to consumers {HumanIPO}

Nigeria

• Etisalat, Qualcomm Take High Speed Internet to 24 States {AllAfrica.com}
• Main One Backs ICT Education in Secondary, Tertiary Institutions {AllAfrica.com}
• The Merit of Integrating ICT in Nigerian Varsities {AllAfrica.com}
• Johnson – Our Priority Is On Local Content Development (Page 1 of 7) {AllAfrica.com}
• Dell sends solar powered lab to Nigeria to boost access to education and opportunities for the future {Optimist World}
• NIRA Moves to Drive Domain Name with Security Extension, Articles {THISDAY LIVE}
• Nokia Trains African App Developers on Asha OS, Articles {THISDAY LIVE}

North Africa

• Middle Eastern Girls Advance Science and Technology {Al-Monitor}

Rwanda

• Rwanda to Charge Fees for .rw Use {AllAfrica.com}
• ICT On Wheels As Jaguar Buses Get Wi-Fi Internet {AllAfrica.com}
• kLab Joins Discussion on Open Data in Rwanda {kLab}
• Firms urged to adopt country’s .rw domain {The New Times}
• G technology to deliver the broadband promise {The New Times}
• kLab: leading the digital renaissance in the Land of the Thousand Hills {The African Business Journal}

Sierra Leone

• Comium to Support School Children {AllAfrica.com}
• Sierratel Connects Sierra Leone with Cheap and Reliable Internet & Voice Services {MySierraLeone}

Somalia

• Somalia in Process of Forming Telecommunications Regulations {AllAfrica.com}
• Somalia to get LTE, but targeted at military bases {HumanIPO}

South Africa

• Which mobile phone maker has the happiest users? {Business Tech}
• Inside Google’s innovative African broadband trial {GigaOM}
• Tech Scene In Durban, South Africa {Reserve-it!}
• Mobile Monday says: Screw it lets do it {TheTechieGuy}
• SA zoo’s Tweeting Honey Badger a world first {BiztechAfrica}
• XDSL gets direct link to WACS {Developing Telecoms}
• LoveLife launched on Mxit {HumanIPO}
• Zuma fires Pule {HumanIPO}
• Gaming is all the rAge in SA {IT News Africa}
• SA universities should ’embrace’ apps {News24}
• Vodacom targets SMEs with fibre {TechCentral}
• Vodacom, iBurst ‘dismantle’ joint WiMAX network {TeleGeography}
• Africom launches Guroo VoIP app ‘to take on Skype’ {TeleGeography}
• Telkom Mobile achieves 210Mbps speeds in LTE trial; 800 base stations now live {TeleGeography}
• Tablet tech free for kids {Times LIVE}
• KasiMp3 now home to over 50,000 music artists {Zagossip}

South Sudan

• RCS signs capacity deal with O3b {TeleGeography}

Sudan

• Mimos And Africa City Of Technology, Sudan Seals Partnership With A Memorandum Of Agreement {Bernama}
• Report: Web monitoring devices made by U.S. firm Blue Coat detected in Iran, Sudan {The Washington Post}

Swaziland

• Social Engagement: Helping Young Heroes in Swaziland {Sap.info}

Tanzania

• Kikwete Touts Technology, Innovation {AllAfrica.com}
• Tanzania Low Power Output Hurts IT {AllAfrica.com}
• Govt Promises to Support Blind People Learn Computers {AllAfrica.com}
• ICT development: Why e-government initiative is urgent {Daily News}
• Richard Kazimoto: Young man passionate about ICT {Daily News}
• Tanzania’s VETA to introduce e-Learning System {HumanIPO}
• Tanzania has many opportunities for youth {IPP Media}
• Demand for Tanzanian .tz domains grows {Telecompaper}

Tunisia

• Tunisian rappers fear return of internet controls {Radio Netherlands Worldwide}

Uganda

• Smile’s digital revolution {The New Times}
• One man’s innovation turns Ugandan hospitals hi-tech {Uganda Observer}

Zambia

• Zambia: ISP Faces Backlash Over Blocked News Site {Global Voices Advocacy}
• Zambia’s telecoms regulator charges operators {BDlive}
• Samsung plans to partner with Zambian government {BiztechAfrica}
• Huawei Zambia to invest $500,000 in brand promotion {Times of Zambia}
• Mobile internet bridges digital divide in Zambia {YouTube}
• ‘Consolidate ICT framework’ {Zambia Daily Mail}

Zimbabwe

• New Electronic Voters’ Roll Makes Inspection Easier for Zimbabweans {AllAfrica.com}
• ‘ICT No Longer a Luxury’ {AllAfrica.com}
• Cops Get Computers {AllAfrica.com}
• Politicians take to social media {NewsDay}
• Zimbabwe UNWTO 2013: Econet to launch 4G LTE services in Victoria Falls {Techzim}

General Africa

• Seeds 2.0 to Modernise and Boost the Agricultural Sector {AllAfrica.com}
• Avoid fibre optic duplicating says industry {Business Tech}
• Tencent’s WeChat in big push for Africa {Business Tech}
• Is Orange Building a Mobile MOOC for Africa? {Edcetera}
• 10 African tech startups you need to know {CNN.com}
• Mdundo.com and Microsoft Partnering to Provide Free Music to Africans {PC Tech Magazine}
• Africa’s crowdfunding context: starting up startups the African way {ventureburn}
• Hey Africa’s tech scene, I am sick of your whining: an open letter {ventureburn}
• The Problem with Hardware in Africa {WhiteAfrican}
• 4G en Afrique : un relais de croissance encore incertain {Ecofin}
• Les 7 compagnies technologiques indiennes qui croient en l’Afrique {Ecofin}
• Hunting Africa’s newest Holy Grail – An affordable Internet and content device for the home {balancingact-africa.com}
• Mobile Data Consumption will Explode in Latin America and Middle East to More Than 2.5 Gb per Month, Says ABI Research {Business Wire}
• Why tech hubs are a key part of Africa’s future {Green Futures Magazine}
• Content revolution coming to Africa {Gadget}
• Google presents more innovation from African developers {HumanIPO}
• LTE Africa conference kicks off in Cape Town {HumanIPO}
• Huawei alone has 44 LTE networks in Africa, but many not operational {HumanIPO}
• Spectrum availability key to LTE roll out {HumanIPO}
• Lack of devices Africa’s biggest hurdle to LTE rollout {HumanIPO}
• Connecting with the Continent {IT News Africa}
• In Pictures: Africa at Microsoft’s Imagine Cup {IT News Africa}
• New global broadband study: national plans and competitive markets are crucial {ITU}
• Africa should leap into the post-PC era {SEACOM}
• How Mobile Technology is Transforming Africa {Slideshare}
• Gilat Satcom to launch new fibre routes for Africa {Telecompaper}
• Paving the way for internet expansion {The Africa Report}
• Global study stresses importance of public Internet access {UW Today}