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Fibre optic news from Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo
March 24, 2012 ♦ Broadband & News
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Chad is now connected to the SAT-3 cable via Cameroon as part of the Central African Backbone project. DRC faces public-private challenges.

From Tunisia to Djibouti: ICT prospects in the Arab region
March 24, 2012 ♦ Statistics
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In advance of the Connect Arab Summit which took place in early March 2012, the ITU released a report titled “ICT Adoption and Prospects in the Arab Region.”

Online resources to monitor Mali coup events (including YouTube video from state television)
March 23, 2012 ♦ News
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Instead of a post on how Malians are using social media to promote the now-delayed April 29th, 2012 presidential elections, we turn to see how social media has been used to spread information of a military coup on March 22, 2012.

OA News: March 13-22, 2012
March 22, 2012 ♦ News
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We’ve counted at least 66 articles and updates about African Internet progress over the course of just 10 days. We’re glad to see such optimism as many regions become centers for tech business and e-learning.

Egyptian, Eritrean, Tunisian Internet still considered ‘under surveillance’
March 22, 2012 ♦ ICT Policy
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Egypt, Tunisia, and Eritrea continue to limit freedom of the Internet in 2012.

New competition to launch developers’ apps to 75% of Zimbabwe’s mobile users
March 21, 2012 ♦ Mobile
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ForgetMeNot Africa eTXT Apps Challenge to launch at JumpStart Community event next week in Zimbabwe.