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OA News: October 10-11, 2011
October 11, 2011 ♦ News
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34 articles/posts from the past two days. Updates from Kenya, Nigeria, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Somalia, and Rwanda.

Online terrorist activity a growing concern in Sahel region
October 11, 2011 ♦ ICT Policy
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For terrorists, the Internet is a double-edged sword. On one hand, it eases the flow of dissent. At the same time, governments and security forces have a new means to intercept illicit transmissions.

OA News: October 6-9, 2011
October 9, 2011 ♦ News
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Action in Angola, Egypt, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, South Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Steve Jobs tribute Tweets and trends from across Africa
October 6, 2011 ♦ Business
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We searched Twitter for an hour to find what everyday Africans have been saying on Twitter about the loss of Steve Jobs. The results are uplifting, and of course are mixed with some humor.

OA News: October 3-5, 2011
October 5, 2011 ♦ News
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12 stories from 11 countries: Swaziland, Malawi, Kenya, South Africa, Mauritius, Algeria, Botswana, Mali, Nigeria, Uganda, Sierra Leone

September 2011 African ICT news roundup (Part 2)
October 4, 2011 ♦ News
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A list of links to 44 sources that reported on African tech progress in September 2011.