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OA News: May 8-15, 2011
May 15, 2011 ♦ News
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21 stories from the past week including: censorship, kiosks, e-books, fibre, Paul Kagame, co-location, mobile apps, e-commerce, gender gap, e-governance

Cataloging the African BarCamps (with timeline)
May 12, 2011 ♦ Web
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The BarCamp: Great discussion, great nationalism, great progress, great logos. Explore an interactive timeline listing the 50+ African “unconferences” (plus more that are on the way!)

GlobalGiving’s African ICT projects
May 9, 2011 ♦ Education
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Of over 1,000 global projects available at GlobalGiving, roughly 18 directly involve computer technology in Africa. Find out what even $10 can provide for a lab, school, or center.

ZedFibre promotes web presence in Zambia
May 8, 2011 ♦ Web
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Enter ZedFibre, a relatively small one-man Zambian blog that shares ICT action from Zambia. Zed has remained silent since mid-April, however.

Praekelt Foundation presents mobile overview
May 7, 2011 ♦ Mobile & Video
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Recently, Praekelt released a short video overview of the mobile technology landscape in Africa, delivering pertinent statistics that accurately describe the momentum behind mobile.

OA News: May 5-7, 2011
May 7, 2011 ♦ News
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g-Ghana conference, UN speaks to African ICT as societal need, Intel to test small-quantity prepaid broadband, ICT centre in Harare