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Updated: African leaders on Facebook (December 2010)
December 2, 2010 ♦ Uncategorized
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This post is an update of July 2010’s list of African leaders with a Facebook presence. The numbers and a couple of links have been adjusted. Additionally, a column showing the percentage increase in fans/followers is now available. The % provides a loose idea of how popular Facebook has become …

OA News: November 29-30, 2010
November 30, 2010 ♦ News
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Opinion on Tanzanian digital divide, Liberia’s cloud vs. open source, Nigerian cyber-crime spreads, misc. ICT conferences

Interesting points from ‘Futures of Technology in Africa’
November 26, 2010 ♦ Mobile & Web
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Futures of Technology in Africa, a book recently authored by Jasper Grosskurth and published by STT Netherlands Centre of Technology Trends, comes after three years and hundreds of conversations on the subject of African technology. The results touch on the dynamic nature of African economies, business, infrastructure, mobile, energy, and …

OA News: November 24, 2010
November 25, 2010 ♦ News
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Ghana crop prices via mobile, adopting the cloud, WACS status

OA News: November 22, 2010
November 23, 2010 ♦ News
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Tanzanian & Kenyan mobile Internet stats, South African gender and Internet study results, Afrinnovator article

African visit statistics reflect cable, Linux, Java discrepancies
November 21, 2010 ♦ Statistics
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Now that oAfrica.com has received steady traffic for a full year there is enough data to attempt a meaningful look at African web browsing habits. One caveat: the content on this site tends to appeal to a more academic than traditional African audience. Accordingly, the trends for African visits will …