This week’s African tech news round-up consists of 83 stories from 29 countries.
Emmanuel Aswan, the ‘web-mayor’ of will now work with a core Ivorian online community to create a safe, welcoming, and productive environment for all Ivorian web users.
In May 2013, IBM opened a research lab in Nairobi, Kenya amid much fanfare. In particular, IBM was drawn to Kenya for its great long term vision for change.
AfriLabs is a network of 19 technology hubs in 13 African countries. Members recently met to discuss the future of Africa’s innovation ecosystem.
A forum held in Khartoum, Sudan concludes that digital media can have a voice despite limited press freedom in the country.
SpryAds, a Zimbabwean ad network, is poised to bring African advertising to a new level with its Beta platform.
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