A recap of national ICT headlines from the past 4 months.

General Africa

• Uber Wants To Conquer The World, But These Companies Are Fighting Back (Map) – Forbes
• Smile Telecoms Raises $365M To Expand Its Broadband Coverage In Four African Countries | TechCrunch
• Is this box the future of internet in Africa? – CNN.com
• Konga: The Emergence of an African Technology Powerhouse
• What If Everyone Had Free 2G Mobile Internet Access? | ICT Works
• Africa’s anticipated internet boom could disappoint – Oxford Analytica Daily Brief
• Infographic: what’s next for Africa’s mobile economy? – Blog – MEF
• Using Smartphones to Fight Africa’s Second Greatest Killer | ICT Works
• The Role of Connectivity in Emergencies: A Case Study of Ebola | ICT Works
• Zero Rating: A Modest Proposal | Many Possibilities
• Be Honest: You Hate Free Basics Because It’s Facebook | ICT Works
• 5 Africa Tech themes to Watch from 2016-2020 — Savannah Fund
• Netflix Launches In 130 New Countries, Including India But Not China | TechCrunch
• The year in African tech hubs
• Masiyiwa talks of new fibre optic cable to connect many African ports | Zimbabwe Daily News
• Project Link: A Deeper Dive | Many Possibilities
• Telecoms: Making way for Data, the future king | East & Horn Africa
• Microsoft launches fund to improve access to affordable Internet in underserved markets
• The African Internet Governance Forum: Continued Discomfort with Multistakeholderism
• 5 African tech hubs you didn’t know about
• The Rhetoric of Ecosystems: Who do African tech entrepreneurs really need? | VC4Africa
• Still space for more startups in Africa’s fintech space
• BRCK Education Kio and Kio Kit Launch | BRCK
• 7 predictions for the African tech startup space in 2016
• African tech startups funded in excess of US$185.7m in 2015
• 12 African startups to watch in 2016
• No matter where Netflix goes in Africa it will run into these two problems – Quartz
• Is Africa Hiding the Next Mark Zuckerberg? The Future of Tech Talent – WSJ
• The Saga Behind The Jostle For dotAfrica – Long March To Africa’s Digital Presence
• Arab Internet Governance Forum 2015: What Remains?
• Views From The 23rd AFRINIC Meeting Held At The Republic Of Congo
• How Social Media Is Used For Election Campaigns in Africa
• Towards The Next Billion – Notes from The Annual Round-Up 2015
• Public-Private Partnerships in Africa Could Be Improved By Startups
• The Risks Of Saviour Language In The African Tech and Startup Ecosystem
• How Digital Literature Can Affect The Culture Of Writing, Reading And Publishing Across Africa
• How The Internet Is Advancing A New Wave Of Thought Leaders In Africa
• Africa achieves only 20% broadband penetration, 85% mobile network coverage: AU
• The year in African incubators
• The year in African startups events
• African startups named among 100 most inspiring uses of tech
• VC4Africa launches open data on African startups | VC4Africa
• Exits of startups in Africa: inspiring examples… Who’s next? | VC4Africa
• Orange acquires Airtel’s units in Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone
• SEACOM fibre services ‘turning tide for African business’
• E-agriculture: How ICT is taking farming into the future
• ITU recognises African Presidents for ICT development
• Le projet “Central African Backbone” gagne du terrain – Afrique IT News
• Orange : Résultats positifs en Afrique – Afrique IT News
• MTN : Chiffres clés au 3e trimestre 2015 – Afrique IT News
• Résultats moroses pour Airtel Afrique – Afrique IT News
• Microsoft : Une nouvelle directrice pour porter l’initiative ‘4Afrika’ – Afrique IT News
• In Silver Spring, Maryland, a Shared Office Space Aimed at the African Tech Community – CityLab
• Facebook’s Free Basics is no charity | TechCentral
• African startups are defying the global tech slowdown – Quartz
• Here are the most recent African innovations you should know about – Ventures Africa
• Mobile Tower Sales Generate $4B In 4 Years In Sub-Sahara | AFKInsider
• September in Africa: Tech news you shouldn’t miss
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• COMESA and Microsoft collaborate to promote access, skills and innovation in 19 African Countries
• WhatsApp now free – CNBC Africa
• The Potential Problems And Profits For Netflix In Africa | TechCrunch
• Viber launches public chats in Africa
• Is Africa Leading the Innovation Revolution? | Naadiya Moosajee
• Greater global interest in Africa’s tech ecosystem – MEST – ITWeb Africa
• VoD – 4G-LTE Has Been Launched in 24 Countries! and Netflix Takes the Continent By Storm – allAfrica.com
• Two views on the Data Revolution | Open Data
• The sweet and sour bits from the East African internet freedom report; where Kenya, Rwanda lead and Burundi trails | MG Africa
• Africa’s digital future won’t start until we fix this – CNN.com
• C’est en Afrique que la croissance des start-ups est la plus forte | Slate Afrique
• Africa on the cusp of a tech boom | TechCentral
• Think Africa’s economic boom is over? The tech space is about to prove you wrong – Memeburn
• The Internet Isn’t Available in Most Languages – The Atlantic
• Carence d’enseignants de TIC dans les universités d’Afrique
• From Abidjan to Kigali: My Walk to Transform Africa | Alliance for Affordable Internet
• 7 Predictions for Broadband Access in 2016 | Alliance for Affordable Internet
• Which person your African country googled the most; no home advantage here | MG Africa
• E-learning for Africa held back by power shortage – BBC News
• 20 striking facts about digital, mobile and tech in Africa; including the ‘dictator’s dilemma’ | MG Africa
• WhatsApp, YouTube, and BitTorrent rule the Internet in Africa
• Africa to reach one billion mobile broadband subscriptions by 2020
• SES Empowers Africa with Launch of High-Speed Customisable Broadband Service
• Africa struggling to break the shackles of digital poverty – ITWeb Africa
• Google says Loony broadband balloons are ‘nearly perfect’ • The Register
• Eutelsat steps up African broadband plans with new-generation High… – Eutelsat Corporate
• High-speed mobile puts Africa and India on fast track – BBC News
• Six trends in Africa’s ICT for 2016 | ITWeb
• What If Everyone Had Free 2G Mobile Internet Access? | ICT Works
• Facebook Continues Africa Domination With 2G News Feed
• E-learning and the tale of blackouts – Success | The Citizen
• African journalists must do more to protect themselves online | IJNet
• Smart Africa: Venture capitalists aim to tap mobile tech wave – FT.com
• Africa: Highlights 2015