The African Virtual School, a fairly new e-learning program (based in Sierra Leone and the U.K.) caught my attention after the site recently posted a couple of videos on YouTube. The short, simple, and well-paced videos do an excellent job explaining what the service is and how to sign up. …
Mobile phone skills training, South Africa and cyber crime
12 stories from the past few days, many from Nigeria and Kenya
By the end of the year 2000, every African nation could boast an active Internet connection. However, this statistic sounds more meaningful that it actually was. Most connections were unstable, slow, and limited to capital cities and the elite classes. Ten years later, Africa is much more connected, but the …
What should 2010 have in store for Africa? Cultural trends in addition to infrastructure
ACE cable project for Liberia, Rwanda’s WiFi hopes, Nigerian broadband in ’10
oAfrica is a showcase of the dynamic African digital landscape. We addresse a variety of aspects of African Internet connectivity with an understanding that every nation has different tools and ideologies to utilize. Although every African citizen may not have the chance to access the Internet for years to come, African digital opportunities are rapidly expanding. We do our best to objectively share those stories.
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