Over the past week, we’ve found 126 stories of how mobile, internet, and technology in general are changing lives in 27+ African nations. We find more than usual from Algeria, Egypt, Rwanda, and Senegal. Getting substantial attention is the use of social media before, during, and after the Westgate attack in Kenya. Stories on Nigerian e-commerce continue to emerge in force (but government statements on broadband/ICT are sounding more and more like rhetoric). Sudan’s internet outage during protests on September 25-26 is also notable.

Algeria

• Algeria mulls jihadist website ban {Magharebia}
• 2è réunion annuelle du Forum arabe sur la gouvernance de l’Internet le 1er octobre à Alger {Maghreb Emergent}
• Mobilis a déjà reçu 80 conteneurs d’équipements 3G {Ecofin}
• Internet Service Providers Association calls to assess “e-Algeria 2013” strategy {APS}
• Le DRS préconise l’interdiction des sites internet et forums djihadistes en Algérie {Tout sur l’Algérie}

Cameroon

• Prévenir des crises socio politique grâce à Internet {Excel Asama}

Central Africa

• Central Africa Prepares Proposals For Geneva Radio Conference {Business in Cameroon}

Cote D’Ivoire

• How to map wealth in Africa using nothing but mobile-phone minutes {Quartz}
• Guillaume Soro, passion geek {Jeuneafrique.com}

DR Congo

• Alepo deploys IT services in Congo {IT News Africa}

East Africa

• Microsoft launches Immersion training programme in East Africa {HumanIPO}

Egypt

• Pluto, la nouvelle tablette égyptienne sera lancée en fin d’année {Ecofin}
• Army cuts off communications and internet in Sinai in preparation for massive operation  {Atlantic Council}
• Egypt’s tech innovators seize opportunity from turmoil {BBC Future}
• Egyptian Manpower and Immigration Dept looks to ICTs {BiztechAfrica}
• Egypt leads e-commerce sales in MENA says Visa study {Daily News Egypt}
• Photos: Egypt’s Entrepreneurs Try to Build a New Tech Hub Amid Unrest {The Atlantic}

Ethiopia

• Running water, running internet {Cuso International}
• Blog It Home: Couple Shares the Rewards and Challenges of Blogging with Limited Internet Access {Peace Corps Passport}

Gambia

• The problem of free expression in Gambia {Political Analysis South Africa}

Ghana

• A Day In Tech with Dr. Nii Quaynor {Eventbrite}
• Communications Ministry constructs 780- kilometre optic fibre {Business Ghana}
• Maximising The Agricultural Sector Through ICTs {SpyGhana}
• Ghana economy grows with help of technology and targeted aid {The Guardian}

Kenya

• Kenya to Offer Private Sector Incentives in Sh100 Billion 4G-LTE Rollout {AllAfrica.com}
• How the Nairobi Mall Attack Unfolded on Social Media {Global Voices}
• When There’s No Emergency Phone Number, Kenya Tweets For Help {Global Voices}
• CCK wants tougher rules for Internet use {BiztechAfrica}
• Q&A: Nailab’s Josephine Mwangi {HumanIPO}
• Kenya hosts second Africa Internet Governance Forum {HumanIPO}
• Twitter verifies Kenyan government accounts following attacks {HumanIPO}
• Kenyan site launched to highlight resilience after Westgate siege {HumanIPO}
• Africa Online – Kenya’s & Africa’s First Pan-African Internet Brand {Moses Kemibaro}
• Leaders use social media to appeal for calm {Standard Media}
• Robert Alai, Kenyan Blogger, Earns Praise for Coverage of Terror Attack at Westgate Mall {Epoch Times}

Lesotho

• Vodacom takes mobile money to Lesotho {BusinessTech}

Malawi

• Macra takes a stand on consumer protection {BiztechAfrica}

Mali

• Mise en ligne du site internet dédié à la transparence française au Mali {France-Diplomatie}

Mauritius

• Mauritius leading nation in broadband provision {ABNDigital}
• Mauritius Telecom launches FTTH {TeleGeography}

Mozambique

• USD40m needed to improve Mozambican records {BiztechAfrica}
• Mozambique Telecom: Time To Consolidate And Privatize {Ventures Africa}

Nigeria

• Airtel Seeks Implementation of National Broadband Plan {AllAfrica.com}
• NITDL Lecture – Don’t Toy With Growth Prospects of ICT {AllAfrica.com}
• Juwah Urges Govt to Use ICT for Public Service Delivery {AllAfrica.com}
• Nigerians Challenged to Patronise Indigenous ICT Products {AllAfrica.com}
• FG Tasked On Greater Efforts to Ensure Broadband Penetration {AllAfrica.com}
• “An e-Book is a Book” – Nigerian Poet and Linguist {Global Voices}
• Impact of the Internet in Nigeria {Mobile Monday Nigeria}
• Oxygen Broadband plans 1,000 internet hotspots {National Mirror}
• Nigeria’s Internet penetration still six per cent {The Guardian Nigeria}
• Nigerian fashion brand Mmabon launches e-commerce app and store, and raises capital to expand {VC4Africa}
• Main One refurbishes schools in Ajah, donates books {BiztechAfrica}
• Nigerian group roots for bandwidth subsidy {BiztechAfrica}
• The biggest challenge is getting Nigerians to pay for songs – Spinlet {HumanIPO}
• New law to check online piracy in Nigeria {HumanIPO}
• Nigeria spends $550m annually on related ICT schemes – lawmakers {HumanIPO}
• Why Mobile Money is failing {IT News Africa}
• African videogames level up {The Guardian}
• Nigeria.com – The Emergence of Ecommerce {Ventures Africa}

North Africa

• Zain To Expand Business In North Africa {Ventures Africa}

Rwanda

• How the Virtual Assistants Can Boost Businesses in Rwanda {AllAfrica.com}
• The New Digital Tipping Point {AllAfrica.com}
• Social Good Summit Ends in Kigali On a Hig {AllAfrica.com}
• UNDP’s Social Good Summit In Rwanda Discussing Impact Of Technology & Social Media To Dev’t {TechMoran}
• Rwanda’s Mobile Charging Kiosk seeks US$250,000 for 100 solar energy hubs {VC4Africa}
• Kigali gets smart {BiztechAfrica}
• Free Wi-Fi for Rwanda’s Kigali {ITWeb Africa}
• Interview: Africa ICT conference to unlock potential–Minister Nsengimana {The New Times}

Senegal

• Un nouvel espace de coworking ouvert {AfriqueITNews.com}
• Une application Facebook lancée pour vous permettre de ne pas mourir de soif! {AfriqueITNews.com}
• Water Shortage? There is an app for that! {AfriqueITNews.com}
• Macky Sall tente de rassurer les Dakarois, qui cherchent de l’eau… sur Internet {Jeuneafrique.com}
• Gouvernement de l’internet : Isoc Sénégal réclame un fonds de développement {OSIRIS}
• Internet au Sénégal : une thérapie de choc préconisée {OSIRIS}
• JONCTION invite le Gouvernement du Sénégal à protéger la vie privée contre {OSIRIS}
• Plaidoyer pour une utilisation “juste’’ et “correcte’’ des TIC {OSIRIS}

South Africa

• Internet May Boost SA Entertainment and Media Market {AllAfrica.com}
• The state of SA broadband {BusinessTech}
• Retailers get savvy with sharp rise in e-commerce {BDlive}
• Internet-access spending forecast to soar {BDlive}
• StartupBus Africa turns to crowdfunding on Indiegogo {HumanIPO}
• Cyber crime becomes prominent in SA {ITWeb}

South Sudan

• Zain launches multimedia drive in S. Sudan {Sudan Tribune}

Sudan

• NTC Attributes Cutting of Internet Services to Subversive Act {AllAfrica.com}
• Internet Blackout in Sudan {Renesys}
• Samsung launches Smart School in Sudan {Telecompaper}
• Technology helping people in fighting for freedom {Wiyiyit}

Swaziland

• SPTC to roll-out internet enabled payphones {Swazi Observer}
• Swaziland Poor in New Technology {Swazi Times}

Tanzania

• PM – Educational Materials to Go Digita {AllAfrica.com}
• Devicing Ways to Curb Cyber Crime {AllAfrica.com}
• Social Media Training at Tanzania Youth Icon in Zanzibar {TANZICT}

Togo

• Togo citizens flock to learn ICT use {BiztechAfrica}
• Togo educators appeal for ICT equipment {BiztechAfrica}

Tunisia

• Un Coran piétiné sur Internet, Tunis saisit Interpol {AFP}

Uganda

• Harnessing Internet Development in Uganda: Connecting the last mile {InnovationAfrica}
• Government loses Shs107.8b in inflated Internet deal {monitor.co.ug}

West Africa

• ECOWAS Experts Poised to Bridge ICT Divide in Sub-Region {AllAfrica.com}

Zambia

• Using the Internet for Social & Environmental Change in Zambia {Wiser.org}
• 4th Zambian operator ‘not an issue’ {BiztechAfrica}
• ICTs can alleviate poverty – Chenda {Zambia Daily Mail}

Zimbabwe

• Zimswitch to Roll Out Internet-Based Payments for Banked Customers {AllAfrica.com}
• Zim businesses relying on social media {HumanIPO}
• Microsoft 365 launches in Zimbabwe {HumanIPO}
• Call for dedicated Policy on ICT in Education for Zimbabwe {Techzim}

General Africa

• Wireless Broadband Use Up but Least Developed Countries Left Behind, UN Reports {AllAfrica.com}
• Malaria No More and Novartis launch Power of One, a global digital fundraising campaign to help eliminate malaria deaths {APO-Source}
• Visualizing Africa’s Entrepreneurial Ecosystem [Infographic] {Appfrica}
• Microsoft beams Internet into Africa — using TV ‘white spaces’ {CNN.com}
• How Africa Accesses Facebook Mobile {Electric Sheep}
• African Militants Turn More to Social Media {WSJ.com}
• New fundraising campaigns launched on VC4Africa: US$ 5 million in deal making {VC4Africa}
• Internet access via mobile still prevalent in Africa {ABNDigital}
• Billionaire investor Neilson backs mobile phone boom in Africa {AFR}
• Mobilising apps for Africa {Bizcommunity.com}
• ICT stakeholders discuss emerging issues on African cyber security {HumanIPO}
• South Africa, Kenya ranked top users of cashless payments in Africa {HumanIPO}
• Sub-Saharan broadband connections to hit 160 million by 2016 {HumanIPO}
• Africa – preparing for the next wave in telecoms growth {IT News Africa}
• Smartphone shipments to Africa up 21.5% {IT News Africa}
• Ten untapped African mobile markets {ITWeb Africa}
• Google launches online constitution archive {New Vision}
• Les enjeux colossaux d’internet et de la téléphonie mobile en Afrique {RFI}
• Satellite’s role in Africa {Screen Africa}
• More Internet Bandwidth Means More Internet Penetration for Africa {tech360ng}