On our mind this January 17th, 2012 are a range of themes – from Google’s up-and-down week to cross-border telecom partnerships to 3G arriving in Algeria.

3G for Algeria, Chad/Cameroon fibre partnership, Google Ghana aims to help get business online, Nigerian protests successful with social media, St. Helena aims for broadband upgrade, behind Tanzania’s TCRA, random stats, and more!

News-worthy African tech articles from early January 2012 that focus on 22 individual countries.

October 26

Africa: 84 million mobile devices are Internet enabled {IT News Africa}
Samsung launches solar-powered internet schools in Africa {TelecomPaper}
Angola engaged in broad band expansion {AngolaPress}
eLearning and sustainable development: perspectives from Benin {eLearning Africa}
Information Africa: Reducing dependency on foreign ICT consultants in Ghana {VC4Africa}
E-commerce blow to Kenya as Kalahari site shuts …

Africa’s broadband price decreases in 2010, iSlate for Rwandan e-learning, Microsoft cloud for SA, Malawi WiFi Project, Barcamp Nairobi 2011 held last weekend

12 stories from 11 countries: Swaziland, Malawi, Kenya, South Africa, Mauritius, Algeria, Botswana, Mali, Nigeria, Uganda, Sierra Leone